document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=221000>Question 221000</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two long books containing a total of 2400 pages have a ratio of 3  pages to 5 pages.  How many pages are in each book?  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be the number of pages of the first book.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2. Let 2400-x be the number of pages of the second book.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5=x%2F%282400-x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5=x%2F%282400-x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since the two long books containing a total of 2400 pages have a ratio of 3  pages to 5 pages.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Multiplying 5(2400-x) to both sides of the equation in Step 3 to get rid of the denominators yields\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A%282400-x%29=5x%7C%7C%7C%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B7200-3x=5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A%282400-x%29=5x%7C%7C%7C%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B7200-3x=5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding 3x to both sides yields\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 8 to both sides of equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=900 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=900\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  then  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2400-x=1500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2400-x=1500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and 900/1500=3/5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  ANSWER:  One book has 900 pages and the other book has 1500 pages.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J </SPAN>\n" );
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