document.write( "Question 358449: If chocolate, nuts and caramel are to be mixed in the ratio 3:5:7 respectively, and 5 tons of chocolate are available, how many tons of the mixture can be made? (Assume there is enough nuts and caramel to use all the chocolate.) \n" ); document.write( "

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3x=5,000
\n" ); document.write( "x=5,000/3
\n" ); document.write( "x=1,666.67
\n" ); document.write( "5*1,666.67=8,333.33 tons of nuts.
\n" ); document.write( "7*1,666.67=11,666.67 tons of caramel.
\n" ); document.write( "Answer:
\n" ); document.write( "(5000):(8,333.33):(11,666.67) tons.
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