document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252886>Question 252886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a is increased by 10% and b is decreased by 10%, the resulting numbers will be equal. What is the ratio of a to b ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A)  9/11  (B)   9/10   (C)   1/1   (D)   10/9    (E)  11/9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184992 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=184992\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If we increase a by 10% we will get a+0.1a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we decrease b by 10% we will have b-0.1b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a+0.1a)/(b-0.1b)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.1a=0.9b  multiply each side by 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11a=9b  divide each side by b and also 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a/b=9/11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9+0.9)/(11-1.1)=9.9/9.9=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps ---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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