document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260>Question 260</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of jacks to marbles in the bowl was 2 to 5. If the bowl contained 350 jacks and marbles, how many were marbles? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2:5 becomes  2x:5x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so now<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 5x = 350<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=350<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jacks is 2x   so there were 100 jacks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "marbles is 5x so there were 250 marbles </SPAN>\n" );
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