document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1030632>Question 1030632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the ratio of good guys to bad guys is 2 to 5.  If there were 35 guys in the movie, how many were good?  This is an adult, sadly, trying to figure this out.  I have no work to show you because I am clueless,  sorry.  Thank you in advance. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the ratio is 2 to 5, then we can also write this as 2x to 5x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now if there are 35 guys total, then we know the sum of 2x and 5x must be that same 35...so we write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 5x = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now when plug that is to 2x and 5x, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 10 good guys and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 25 bad guys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That wasn't so bad now, was it? </SPAN>\n" );
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