document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=939971>Question 939971</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/6 of the balls in a box are red, 5/12 of them are blue and 2/5 of the remainder is black. If there are 10 black balls, how many more blue balls are there than red ones?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #572810 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=572810\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/6 of the balls in a box are red, 5/12 of them are blue and 2/5 of the remainder is black. If there are 10 black balls, how many more blue balls are there than red ones?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "red = 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "blue = 5/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remainder = 1-(2/12 + 5/12) = 5/12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5/12)x = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24 (total # of balls)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of red balls = (1/6)24 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of blue balls = (5/12)24 = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:: 10-4 = 6 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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