SOLUTION: Translate the English sentence into an equation using the variables indicated: The ratio of brick houses to wooden houses in a particular city is 5 to 11. Let b = the number of bri
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Question 37374: Translate the English sentence into an equation using the variables indicated: The ratio of brick houses to wooden houses in a particular city is 5 to 11. Let b = the number of brick houses and w = the number of wooden houses.
is my equation right?
5b : 11w
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, the proper way to begin this is
b/w = 5/11
so it turns out that
11b = 5w
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