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( "Multiply every term on both sides by the LCD, which is 5:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 9:\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are 15 boys.\r\n" );
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