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document.write( "The ratio of a quarterback's completed passes to attempted passes is 8 to 9. If he attempted 27 passes, find how many passes he completed. Round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 to 9 is the same as 8x to 9x where 8x is # of completed passes.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x + 9x = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 27/17 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x = 8(27/17) = 12.7 = 13 people when rounded up.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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