document.write( "Question 1143927: In a classroom, there are 3 more girls than boys and the ratio of girls ​to boys is 6 to 5.
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\n" ); document.write( "let the number of girls be \"g\", and the number of boys\"+b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if there are \"3\" more girls than boys, we have
\n" ); document.write( "\"g=b%2B3\"..........eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the ratio of girls ​to boys is\"+6\" to \"5\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"g%2Fb=6%2F5\"........eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute \"g\" from eq.1 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28b%2B3%29%2Fb=6%2F5\"........eq.2....solve for \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%28b%2B3%29=6b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5b%2B15=6b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"15=6b-5b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to
\n" ); document.write( "\"g=b%2B3\"..........eq.1...substitute \"b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"g=51%2B3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"g=18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, there are \"18\" girls and \"15\" boys\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check the ratio\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18%2F15=6%2F5\"...simplify left side
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2818%3A3%29%2F%2815%3A3%29=6%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6%2F5=6%2F5\"->true\r
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