document.write( "Question 1205746: A marketing company surveys 3,200 people. They surveyed three times as many females as males. How many males and females did they survey?\r
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document.write( "x = number of males\r\n" );
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document.write( "3x = number of females.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + 3x = 3200\r\n" );
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document.write( "      4x   = 3200\r\n" );
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document.write( "       x   = 3200/4 = 800.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  800 males and 3*800 = 2400 females.\r\n" );
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