document.write( "Question 1096732: There are 440 students. The ratio of male to female students are 6 to 5. How many men and women are there? \n" ); document.write( "
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men: women is 6:5
\n" ); document.write( "Make it 6x:5x
\n" ); document.write( "The total number of people is 11x
\n" ); document.write( "11x=440
\n" ); document.write( "x=40
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting back in, men will be 40(6):women 40(5)
\n" ); document.write( "that is 240 men to 200 women.
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