document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=744456>Question 744456</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Biff, Bertha, and Bartholomew shared 169 apples in the unusual ratio of one-half, one-third, and one-fourth. How many apples did each receive?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Better is you have the ratio of 6 to 4 to 3, so the 169 apples can be cut into 13 equal parts.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Biff gets <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2F13%29%2A169=6%2A13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2F13%29%2A169=6%2A13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bertha gets <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F13%29%2A169=4%2A13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F13%29%2A169=4%2A13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bartholomew gets <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F13%29%2A169=3%2A13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F13%29%2A169=3%2A13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Those should sum to 169. </SPAN>\n" );
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