document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78342>Question 78342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this story problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A post office sells first-class stamps and postcard stamps. For the year, the post office sold 7 first -class stamps for every 2 postcard stamps sold.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. the post office sold 46, 260 stamps for the year. How many of them were first-class stamps? how many were postcard stamps? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #715836 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amalm06><B>amalm06(224)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amalm06><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=amalm06><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=715836\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let F = first-class stamps, P = postcard stamps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then F/P = 7/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that for every 9 stamps, 7 are first-class stamps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 46260 stamps are sold, then F=(7/9)(46260)=35980 first-class stamps (Answer)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And 46260-35980=10280 postcard stamps (Answer)  </SPAN>\n" );
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