document.write( "Question 1143742: How many boys are there in a group of 27 students if there are four-fifths as many girls as there are boys?
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document.write( " +  = 27,\r\n" );
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document.write( " +  = 27\r\n" );
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document.write( "4b + 5b = 27*5 \r\n" );
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document.write( "9b = 27*5\r\n" );
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document.write( "b = 3*5 = 15.      ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.   = 15 + 12 = 27.    ! Correct !\r\n" );
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