document.write( "Question 1100365: A husband and a wife shared a bowl of beans in the ratio of 4:6. If the husband who got the better share ate 84 beans, how many did the wife get? \n" ); document.write( "
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b, number of beans in the bowl\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4:6 is the same as 2:3.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b-84=%282%2A84%29%2F3=%282%2A7%2A12%29%2F3=highlight%2856%29\"-------wife ate 56 beans.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=140\"
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