document.write( "Question 1118395: Hi
\n" ); document.write( "9 out of every 20 pupils take a bus to school. The rest either by car or van. The ratio of the pupils who go by bus to those by van is 3 to 1. How many pupils are in the school if 720 go by car.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #733695 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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b, by bus
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\n" ); document.write( "v, by van\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The description is these three equations:
\n" ); document.write( "\"system%289%2F20=b%2F%28b%2Bc%2Bv%29%2Cb%2Fv=3%2Cc=720%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The first \"9%2F20\" proportion can be expressed as \"9%2F20=%283v%29%2F%283v%2B720%2Bv%29\".
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\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28v=270%29\"------go on from there.
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