document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=877167>Question 877167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ben and Jerry's ice cream sells two flavors: vanilla and chocolate. On a friday, the ratio of vanilla cones sold to chocolate cones was 2:3. If the store had sold 4 more vanilla cones, the ratio of vanilla cones sold to chocolate sold would have been 3:4. How many vanilla cones did the store sell on friday </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #529225 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=529225\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The original ratio of 2:3 means x/y = 2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 4 to vanilla to get the ratio of 3:4, so, (x+4)/y = 3/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/y = 2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (2/3)*y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+4)/y = 3/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(x+4) = 3y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+16 = 3y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(2/3)y+16 = 3y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(8/3)y+16 = 3y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 = 3y - (8/3)y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 = (9/3)y - (8/3)y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 = [(9/3) - (8/3)]y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 = [(9-8)/3]y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 = (1/3)y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16*3 = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "48 = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (2/3)*y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (2/3)*48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 96/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They sold 32 vanilla cones. </SPAN>\n" );
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