document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=957136>Question 957136</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sears orders hammers and saws in a ratio of 4:7. If they ordered 12 hammers, how many saws were ordered? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #584800 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=584800\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let hammers be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and saws <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " if hammers and saws  ratio is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%3A7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%3A7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%3AS=4%3A7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%3AS=4%3A7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If they ordered <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hammers, then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%3AS=4%3A7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%3AS=4%3A7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. ...solve for  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4S=7%2A12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4S=7%2A12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=%287%2A12%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=%287%2A12%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=%287%2Across%2812%293%29%2Fcross%284%291 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=%287%2Across%2812%293%29%2Fcross%284%291\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=7%2A3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=7%2A3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > => the number of saws that were ordered\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check the ratio:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%3AS=4%3A7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%3AS=4%3A7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%3A21=4%3A7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%3A21=4%3A7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F21=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F21=4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%2812%294%2Fcross%2821%297=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%2812%294%2Fcross%2821%297=4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F7=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F7=4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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