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Question 1010616: There is an equal number of boys and girls. 1/4 of the boys have part time jobs. Twice as many of the girls have part time jobs. Altogether 30 are without part time jobs. Let x be the number of boys in the party. Express the total number of people without part time jobs in terms of x.
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1/4 of the boys have part time jobs.
Twice as many of the girls have part time jobs.
+%281%2F4%29%2Ax+ = boys with p.t. jobs
+2%2A%281%2F4%29%2Ax+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ax+ = girls with p.t. jobs
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+x+-+%281%2F4%29%2Ax+=+%283%2F4%29%2Ax+ boys without p.t. jobs
+x+-+%281%2F2%29%2Ax+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ax+ girls without p.t. jobs
+%283%2F4%29%2Ax+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2Ax+=+30+
+%285%2F4%29%2Ax+=+30+