document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=342862>Question 342862</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of students who ride the bus to the students who do not ride the bus is 7 to 3. If 490 students ride the bus, how many students do not ride the bus? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: 7 to 3 is the same as 7x to 3x where 7x is # who do not ride and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bus and 3x is # who do ride the bus.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x + 3x = 490<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x = 490<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 49<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# who do not ride = 7x = 7*49 = 343<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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