document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=939003>Question 939003</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A store stocks pine and spruce seedlings in approximately the ratio of 7:2. If they order 24 pines, how many spruce seedlings should they order? Round to the nearest whole number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x be the no of spruce seedlings to be ordered \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   7:2  = 24:x<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+7%2F2+++=24%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+7%2F2+++=24%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  multiply with x on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%287%2F2%29%2A+x+++=%2824%2Fx%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%287%2F2%29%2A+x+++=%2824%2Fx%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "         <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+7x%2F2++=+24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+7x%2F2++=+24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "         multiply with 2 on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%287x%2F2%29+%2A2+=+24%2A2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%287x%2F2%29+%2A2+=+24%2A2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "           <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+7x+++=+48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+7x+++=+48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "           divide with 7 on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+7x%2F7+=+48%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+7x%2F7+=+48%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "         <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x++=++6.85+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x++=++6.85+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "                x= 7 ( rounding off to nearest whole number )<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Result:  no of spruce seedlings to be ordered   = 7   </SPAN>\n" );
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