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document.write( "Jay and Raymond bought some cookies in the ratio 3:5. After Raymond bought another 24 cookies, the ratio became 1:2. How many cookies did Jay buy?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I go about solving this ratio problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jay and Raymond bought some cookies in the ratio 3:5. After Raymond bought another 24 cookies, the ratio became 1:2. How many cookies did Jay buy?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Let the multiplicative factor be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Jay bought 3x and Raymond, 5x cookies<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since Raymond bought 24 more, and the ratio became 1:2, we get: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+3x%2F%285x+%2B+24%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+1%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+3x%2F%285x+%2B+24%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+1%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 5x + 24 ------- Cross-multiplying<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, Jay bought <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+3%2824%29%2C+or%2C+72%2C+cookies%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+3%2824%29%2C+or%2C+72%2C+cookies%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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