document.write( "Question 470227: In the bowl of candies, the number of strawberry flavored candies exceeds the number of orange flavored ones by a ratio of 3:2. If two strawberry flavored candies were removed, the ratio of red to orange flavored candies would be 1:1.how many number of orange flavored candies in the bowl? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #322556 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Given:
\n" ); document.write( "( s.f.c) / ( o.f.c.) = 3/2
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "((s.f.c) - 2)/ (o.f.c.) = 1/1
\n" ); document.write( "Let s.f.c = $\"s\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Let o.f.c = $\"o\"$
\n" ); document.write( "so
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+s%2Fo+=+3%2F2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+%28s-2%29%2Fo+=+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "---------------
\n" ); document.write( "From (1)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+s+=+%283%2F2%29%2Ao+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute this into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+%28%283%2F2%29%2Ao+-+2%29+%2F+o+=+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+%283%2F2%29%2Ao+-+2+=+o+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+3o+-+4+=+2o+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+o+=+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "And, from (1):
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+s+=+%283%2F2%29%2A4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+s+=+6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "There are 4 orange flavored candies in the bowl
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+%28s-2%29%2Fo+=+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+%286-2%29%2F4+=+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+4%2F4+=+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+s%2Fo+=+3%2F2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+6%2F4+=+3%2F2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+3%2F2+=+3%2F2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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