document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=256906>Question 256906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a math problem and don't know how to solve it. It has to do with ratios.  Just send me what to do and not the answer, so I can do it by myself and say I did my homework. The problem is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mario and Lydia were partners on a class project. The ratio of the number of hours that Mario worked on the project to the number of hours Lydia worked was 7 to 8. Together, they worked a total of 30 hours. How many hours did each student work on  the project? Explain how you got your answer. Please Help. I would really appriciate it. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                            I cant solve this math problem </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #188948 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=188948\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let Lydia's hours be L and Mario's hours be M.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the ratio, you know,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the total hours you know,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can solve this since you have two equations with two unknowns. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Re-post if you get stuck.<BR>\n" );
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