document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=536470>Question 536470</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ali,james and jason share cookies in teh ratio 4:5:1.Ali received 45 cookies more than jason.Find the total number of cookies shared. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "ali,james and jason share cookies in teh ratio 4:5:1.Ali received 45 cookies more than jason.Find the total number of cookies shared.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let amount of cookies that Jason received be J<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then amount of cookies that Ali received = J + 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the multiplicative factor be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Ali, James, and Jason each received 4x, 5x, and x amount of cookies, respectively\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, x = J ------ x – J = 0 ---- eq (i), and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = J + 45 ---- 4x – J = 45 ------ eq (ii) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "- 3x = - 45 ------ Subtracting eq (ii) from eq (i)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-+45%29%2F-+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-+45%29%2F-+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, Ali received 4x, or 4(15), or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2860%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2860%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cookies\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "James received 5x, or 5(15), or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2875%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2875%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cookies\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jason received x, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2815%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2815%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cookies\r<BR>\n" );
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