document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=283079>Question 283079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average (arithmetic mean) age of a group consisting of teachers and engineers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 40. If the teachers average 35 and the engineers 50 years old, then the ratio of the number of teachers to the number of engineers is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 3 : 2 (B) 3 : 1 (C) 2 : 3  (D) 2 : 1 (E) 1 : 2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #205492 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=205492\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 35t+50e/(t+e)=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35t+50e=40*(t+e)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35t+50e=40t+40e<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10e=5t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/5=t/e<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/1=t/e<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(D) 2:1\r<BR>\n" );
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