document.write( "Question 1148874: Total enrollment is 805 students. the ratio of girls to boy is 3 to 4. How many boys are enrolled \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the number of boys.  Then the number of girls is 805-x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4*(805-x) = 3x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4*805 -4x = 3x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4*805 = 3x + 4x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4*805  = 7x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  = 4*115 = 460.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  460 boys.\r\n" );
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