document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=893746>Question 893746</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jonathan raised six goats then entered into a series of business transaction he traded all goats for sheep at an exchange rate of five goats for seven sheep next he exchanged all the sheep for hogs at a rate of four sheep for 2 hogs how many hogs did he get? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #541601 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=541601\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> he exchanges all the goats for sheep at the exchange rate of 7 sheep for every 5 goats.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "he now has 8.4 sheep because 7/5 * 6 = 8.4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "he exchanges all the sheep for hogs at the exchange rate of 2 hogs for every 4 sheep.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "he now has 4.2 hogs because 2/4 * 8.4 = 4.2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is not very realistic but that's the way the ratios work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the overall ratio of hogs to goats would be equal to 7/5 * 2/4 = 14/20 = 7/10 hogs per goat.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if he trades his goats for hogs directly, he will get 7/10 * 6 = 42/10 = 4.2 hogs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the numbers check out but, once again, they're not very realistic because how do you trade part of a goat or a sheep to get part of a sheep or a hog?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if that was real life, he would have traded 5 of his goats for 7 sheep and then traded 6 of the sheep for 3 hogs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "he would have ended up with 1 goat, 1 sheep, and 3 hogs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how many hogs is this equivalent to?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let's see.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 goat is equal to 7/10 of a hog.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 sheep is equal to 2/4 of a hog.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equivalent number of hogs would be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".7 + .5 + 3 = 4.2 hog equivalents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "numbers check out again.\r<BR>\n" );
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