document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1111127>Question 1111127</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a ship of 30 people the sailors are 2/3 of the soldiers <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find out the number of soldiers?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #726146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=726146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a = number of sailors.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = number of soldiers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + b = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sailors are 2/3 of the soldiers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 2/3 * b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace a with 2/3 * b in a + b = 30 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/3 * b + b = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get 5/3 * b = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of the equation by 3/5 to get b = 3/5 * 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this results in b = 18.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 18 soldiers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 2/3 * 18 = 12 sailors.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total sailors plus soldiers is 30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is 18 soldiers.\r<BR>\n" );
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