document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1099411>Question 1099411</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this difficult question!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At a party, there are c children and a adults.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of the number of children to adults at the party is c:a.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 more children and 3 more adults arrive and the ratio is now 2:3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 2 children leave and 2 more adults arrive, and the ratio becomes 1:2. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "At a party, there are c children and a adults.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of the number of children to adults at the party is c:a.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 more children and 3 more adults arrive and the ratio is now 2:3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 2 children leave and 2 more adults arrive, and the ratio becomes 1:2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve that system for c and a.\r<BR>\n" );
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