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document.write( "Ratio of yellow to blue is 3:5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 5x = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "yellow = 3x = 3(30/4) = 90/4 = 45/2 = 22.5 gallons<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "blue = 5x = 5(30/4) = 150/4 = 75/2 = 37.5 gallons<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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