document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1051599>Question 1051599</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a museum, the ratio of adults to children is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 to 14. If there are 320 people in the museum, how many children are there?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't understand ratios. How do you figure out just by knowing the 2 to 14 ratio.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2 to 14. If there are 320 people in the museum, how many children are there? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't understand ratios. How do you figure out just by knowing the 2 to 14 ratio. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "adults = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "children = 14x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 14x = 320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x = 320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "adults = 2x = 2*20 = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "children = 14x = 14*20 = 280<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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