document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=982576>Question 982576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 2/3 of the teachers in a school own a house, what is the ratio of non-homeowners to homeowners?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 2:5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 1:2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 3:5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 3:2<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 #603387 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=603387\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's say there are 30 teachers. Two-thirds of them is (2/3)*30 = (2*30)/3 = 60/3 = 20. So 20 teachers own a house. The remaining 30 - 20 = 10 teachers don't own a house.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ratio of non-homeowners to homeowners = (non-owners) : (owners)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ratio of non-homeowners to homeowners = 10:20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ratio of non-homeowners to homeowners = 1:2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which effectively says \"there are twice as many owners as there are non-owners\" </SPAN>\n" );
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