document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1115218>Question 1115218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 15% of X is the sum as 20% of Y, then what is X:Y? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Informally, the ratio of the percentages is 15:20 = 3:4, so the ratio of X and Y has to be 4:3 for the product to be the same.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Formally....<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"X/Y\" (the ratio of X to Y) by dividing both sides by .15Y:<BR>\n" );
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