document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=160956>Question 160956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am a parent that is homeschooling. This is a word problem that I have the answer too, but I am not quite sure how they came up with the ratio that they used to solve the answer. Question states:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are two books that have 2,400 total number of pages. The ratio of pages is 3 to 5. How many pages are in each book?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They answer key states that the proportion is 3/8 = x/2400. The 3/8 doesn't make sense. But the answer is 900 pages for 1 book and 1500. The answers make sense and they are a 3 to 5 ratio but where did the 3 to 8 ratio come from?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #118620 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=118620\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the 8 is the 5 plus the 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "suppose one book was 300 pages and the other book was 500 pages<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ the page ratio between the books is 3 to 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but if you look at the total pages, one book has 3/8 and the other has 5/8 </SPAN>\n" );
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