document.write( "Question 424153: The ratio of foxes to rabbits in Deerfield Forest Preserve is 2 to 9. If there are 35 fewer foxes than rabbits, then how many of each are there?\r
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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "there are 35 fewer foxes than rabbits
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document.write( "Let x and (x-35) represent the number of rabbits and fox respectively
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document.write( "questions Sets Up the Proportion
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document.write( "  2x = 9(x-35)
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document.write( " 315 = 7x
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document.write( "   x = 45, the number of rabbits.  10 Fox.  (45-35)\r
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document.write( "   10/45 = 2/9 \n" );
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