document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1105242>Question 1105242</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The books to Robins ratio of the number of Claudes is 5:6. The ratio of the number of Robins books to Ian's Books is 7:4. If Claude has 22 books more than Ian, How many books does Robin have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Robin:Claude = 5:6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Robin:Ian = 7:4<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewrite the two ratios making the numbers for Robin the same in both, using the least common multiple of 5 and 7 (or any common multiple...):<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Robin:Claude = 35:42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Robin:Ian = 35:20<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we can conclude that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Claude:Ian = 42:20<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And then, since Claude has 22 more books than Ian, it is clear that in fact Claude has 42 books and Ian has 20.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And that means Robin has 35. </SPAN>\n" );
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