document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1014870>Question 1014870</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of a to b is 7 to 9. What's the ratio of (a+2) to (b+2)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)9:11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)7:9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)4:5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)1:2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E) cannot be determined  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If it is truly 7:9, it would be A if there were 16 items involved.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But a ratio of 70:90 is 7:9, and adding 2 to each does not make a 9:11 ration but a 72:92 ratio. </SPAN>\n" );
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