document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=185320>Question 185320</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many soldiers are there in a group of 27 sailors and soldiers if there are four fifths as many sailors as soldiers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question is from sample test.The answer is 15,but does not make any sense to me.Please help!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For me 4/5 sailors is 21.6 people from that group ,and 1/5 soldiers of 27 is 5.4 people.So I understand that is 22 sailors and soldiers will be 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plesae explain how to solve this problem.Why answer is 15?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #139004 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=139004\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of sailors<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of soldiers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Right away, you know there are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "less sailors than soldiers, since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "is smaller than <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Suppose you could actually have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sailor? Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F5%29%2F1+=+a%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F5%29%2F1+=+a%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > would be true<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem says <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+%2B+b+=+27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+%2B+b+=+27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Fb+=+12%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Fb+=+12%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12+=+%284%2F5%29%2A15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12+=+%284%2F5%29%2A15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and also<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12+%2B+15+=+27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12+%2B+15+=+27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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