document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1113273>Question 1113273</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a condo complex, 2/3 of the men were married to 3/4 of the women. What is the ratio of married people to the total adult population of the condo complex? Explain how you can obtain this ration without knowing the actual number of men or women.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To be able to solve this problem, we need to assume that each marriage is between one man and one woman.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming that, you need a common NUMERATOR for the two fractions.  So we can say that 6/9 of the men are married to 6/8 of the women.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then of every 17 people in the complex, there are 6 married couples; and there are 9-6=3 single men and 8-6=2 single women.  That makes 12 married and 5 single people.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the ratio of married people to the total adult population in the complex is 12:17. </SPAN>\n" );
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