document.write( "Question 1070224: In a certain village, the ratio between adult men and adult women is 2 : 3 and the ratio
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document.write( "MEN  :  WOMEN  :  CHILDREN\r\n" );
document.write( "2    :    3    :\r\n" );
document.write( "     :    8    :    1\r\n" );
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document.write( "MEN       :  WOMEN      :  CHILDREN\r\n" );
document.write( "2         :    3        :    \r\n" );
document.write( "     :    8    :    1\r\n" );
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document.write( "MEN    :    WOMEN    :    CHILDREN\r\n" );
document.write( " 2           3              \r\n" );
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document.write( "THE THREE PART RATIO\r\n" );
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document.write( "MEN   :  WOMEN   :  CHILDREN\r\n" );
document.write( " 16   :   24     :     3\r\n" );
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