document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1178855>Question 1178855</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a church, the ratio of adults to children is 7 to 11. If there are 144 people in the church, how many children are there?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " If there are 144 people in the church, how many children are there?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the multiplier<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x = number of adult<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11x = number of children<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the total equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x + 11x = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 144/18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 is the multiplier<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(11) = 88 children<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this; 8(7) = 56 are adults<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88 + 56 = 144<BR>\n" );
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