document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37374>Question 37374</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate the English sentence into an equation using the variables indicated: The ratio of brick houses to wooden houses in a particular city is 5 to 11. Let b = the number of brick houses and w = the number of wooden houses. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is my equation right?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5b : 11w </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "b/w = 5/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so it turns out that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11b = 5w </SPAN>\n" );
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