document.write( "Question 1148323: A group of children went on a field trip. Of them, 5/8 were boys. If there were 27 girls, how many children were there altogether? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"3%2F8\"$ the children were the 27 girls.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"c=%288%2F3%29%2A27\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"c=8%2A9\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"c=72\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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