document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=984692>Question 984692</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Six out of ten people prefer the color blue to the color red. If 50 people were surveyed how many people prefer blue? How many prefer red<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 #605494 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=605494\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Every 6 out of 10 prefer blue, so every 30 out of 50 prefer blue (multiply 6 by 5/10 by 5).  Ratios are the same if the top and bottom are multiplied by the same number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, 20 prefer red. </SPAN>\n" );
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