document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=702059>Question 702059</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I need help in solving this question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 5:3 and the losers scored 77 points, how many does the other team have?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #432764 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RedemptiveMath><B>RedemptiveMath(80)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RedemptiveMath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=432764\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming that 5:3 is the ratio of the winning team's score to the losing team's score. Therefore, the ratio of these two scores must be equivalent to 5:3, or the fractions 5/3 and winning/losing (scores) must be equal. (Ratios can be written as fractions.) Since we do not know the winning team's score, we can use a variable to stand in its place. We can solve for this variable by using cross multiplication:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/3 = x/77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 385<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x &#8776; 128.3 points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rounding down, the winning team would have 128 points if the losing team had 77 and the ratio between them is 5:3. </SPAN>\n" );
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