document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121093>Question 1121093</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jaker and lades share their collection of 5000 stickers in the ratio of 5:3.jaker then shares with two friends in the ratio of 3:1:1 keeping most to himself.how many stickers do each of his friends recieve\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #736849 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=736849\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i changed Maker to jaker, since that seems to be what you are calling him by later in the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jaker and lades share their collection of 5000 stickers in the ratio of 5:3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that means jaker has 5 stickers for every 3 that lades has.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for every 8 stickers, jaker has 5 and lades has 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide 5000 by 8 and you get 625.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 625 sets of 8 stickers each in 5000 stickers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jaker has 5 * 625 = 3125 stickers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lades has 3 * 625 = 1875 stickers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total stickers is 3125 + 1875 = 5000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jaker shares with two friends in the ratio of 3:1:1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jaker has 3125 stickers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for every 5 stickers, he keeps 3 and gives 1 to each of his friends.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 3125 / 5 = 625 sets of 5 stickers in 3125 stickers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 * 625 = 1875<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 * 625 = 625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 * 625 = 625\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total is 3125 stickers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "bottom line:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5000 stickers to start.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jaker has 3125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lades has 1875\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jaker shares with his friends.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "out of the 3125 jaker had, he now has 1875 and each of his friends has 625.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "final tally.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jaker has 1875<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lades has 1875<BR>\n" );
document.write( "jaker's two friends have 625 each for a total of 1250\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total is 5000\r<BR>\n" );
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