document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=92936>Question 92936</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A list of numbers consists of p positive and n negative numbers. If a number is picked at random from this list, the probability that the number is positive is 3/5. What is the value of n/p? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "PROBABILITY OF PICKING A POSITIVE NUMBER = P/(N+P)=3/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P/{(N+P)-P}= P/N =3/(5-3)=3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " N/P = 2/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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