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document.write( "Let x be the number of men.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the number of women is  (50-x).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Following the condition, you may write the proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "     =  = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "    7x = 3*(50-x).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve\r\n" );
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document.write( "    7x = 150 - 3x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    7x + 3x = 150\r\n" );
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document.write( "    10x = 150\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x = 150/10 = 15.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  15 men and (50-15) = 35 women.\r\n" );
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