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document.write( "1] In a certain company,the ratio of the manager to the number of production-line workers is 5 to 72.If 8 additional production-line workers were to be hired,the ratio of the number of mangers to the number of production-line workers would be 5 to 74.how many managers does the company have?\r<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 #157896 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=157896\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a certain company,the ratio of the manager to the number of production-line workers is 5 to 72.If 8 additional production-line workers were to be hired,the ratio of the number of mangers to the number of production-line workers would be 5 to 74.how many managers does the company have? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m/p = 5/72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "72m = 5p<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 8 to p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m/(p+8) = 5/74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "74m = 5(p+8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Restate the equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "72m -5p = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "74m - 5p = 40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the 1st Eq. from the 2nd and solve for \"m\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 20 (# of managers)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"p\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5p = 72m = 72*20 = 1440<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 288 (# of production workers)<BR>\n" );
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