document.write( "Question 684161: If the ratio of buses to passengers is 1 to 17 and there are 51 passengers, how many buses are there? \n" ); document.write( "
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1/17 = x/51\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "51 = 17x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "51/17 = x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3 = x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 3\r
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