document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481522>Question 481522</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the ratio of tulips to roses is 17 to 11. If there are 3444 tulips and roses in the garden, how many are tulips? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if there are 3444 tulips and roses in the garden, how many are tulips?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the ratio holds, then the number of tulips and roses in the garden will be a multiple of 17 and 11.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x be that multiple.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x + 11x = 3444 which means that 28x = 3444 which leads to x = 3444/28 = 123<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28*123 = 34444<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17*123 = 2091<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11*123 = 1353<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2091 + 1353 = 3444<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are 2091 roses and 1353 tulips.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the ratio of roses to tulips is 2091/1353 = 17/11.\r<BR>\n" );
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