document.write( "Question 1130544: The attendance at a rugby game is as follows
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document.write( "17x men;  9x women;  and 12x children.\r\n" );
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document.write( "17x - 9x = 3512\r\n" );
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document.write( "8x = 3512\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3512/8 = 439\r\n" );
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document.write( "12x = 12*439 = 5268  is the number of children.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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