document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=72969>Question 72969</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a fast food stand sells muffins and cookies. last monday the ratio of the number of muffins to the number of cookies sold was 16 to 13. a total of 145 muffins and cookies were sold. How many cookies were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #52193 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=52193\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x= number of cookies sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then (145-x)=number of muffins sold\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can now set up a ratio\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 is to 13 as x is to (145-x) and this can be written as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F13=x%2F%28145-x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F13=x%2F%28145-x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Now we get rid of fractions by cross-multiplying:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%28145-x%29=13x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%28145-x%29=13x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > get rid of parens<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2320-16x=13x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2320-16x=13x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  add 16x to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2320-16x%2B16x=13x%2B16x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2320-16x%2B16x=13x%2B16x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2320=29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2320=29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  divide both sides by 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >---------------------------------------number of cookies sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=145-x=145-80=65 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"145-x=145-80=65\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ----number of muffins sold\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F13=80%2F65 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F13=80%2F65\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  divide right side numerator and denominator by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F13=16%2F13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F13=16%2F13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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