document.write( "Question 1075644: In a theater the ratio of adults to children is 8 to 14. If there are 352 people in the theatre how many children are there? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let adults be \"a\" and children \"c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the ratio of adults to children is \"8\" to \"14\", than \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%2Fc=8%2F14\"....simplify\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%2Fc=4%2F7\"....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve for \"a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=4c%2F7\"........(1a)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if there are \"352\" people in the theater, than we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%2Bc=352\"........eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute \"a\" from (1a)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4c%2F7%2Bc=352\"..........both sides multiply by \"7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284c%2F7%297%2B7c=352%2A7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4c%2B7c=2464\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"11c=2464\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=2464%2F11\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28c=224%29\"=> \"highlight%28224%29\" children are there \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find the number of adults:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=%284%2A224%29%2F7\"........(1a)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=896%2F7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28a=128%29\"=> \"highlight%28128%29\" adults are there \r
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