document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1140127>Question 1140127</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:1. There are 36 students in the class. How many more boys than girls are there? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x:1x is same ratio<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total number is 4x and 4x=36 x=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27:9 or 18 more boys than girls. </SPAN>\n" );
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