document.write( "Question 970486: The ratio of girls to boys in Liza's classroom is 5 to 4. How many girls are in her classroom if there is a total of 27 students? \n" ); document.write( "

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5x girls to 4x boys\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x%2B4x=27\"$ sum of the students\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"9x=27\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=3\"$ factor found\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2A3=highlight%2815%29\"$ girls\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%2A3=highlight%2812%29\"$ boys \n" ); document.write( "

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