document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=714014>Question 714014</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dear Sir/Madam,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a survey, the ratio of the number of people who<BR>\n" );
document.write( "preferred milk chocolate to those who preferred<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plain chocolate was 5 : 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "46 more people preferred milk chocolate, to plain chocolate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many people were in the survey?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tahir </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #438640 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><B>Simnepi(216)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><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=Simnepi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=438640\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the ratio 5:3 (milk:plain) shows us that there are '2 parts' more people who prefer milk to plain.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since there are 46 more people, then those 2 parts = 46 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "giving us 1 part = 23 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 5 parts = 5*23 = 115 people<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and 3 parts = 3*23 = 69 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this gives a total of 184 people in the survey.<BR>\n" );
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