document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=673669>Question 673669</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bag full of mangoes was divided into two heaps in the ratio 11:13. If the first heap has 143 mangoes what is the number of mangoes in the second heap? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #418762 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=418762\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=total number of mangoes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the ratio was 11:13, then the first heap has 11/(11+13)=11/24 and the other heap had 13/24 of the mangoes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Soooo <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(11/24)*x=143<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=143*24/11=312----total number of mangoes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "312-143=169----------number of mangoes in second heap<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or(13/24)*312=169\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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