document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1124516>Question 1124516</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of the number of tomato plants in Inessa’s garden to the number of tomato plants in Ralph’s garden was 5:6. After 1/2 of the tomato plants from Inessa’s garden were replanted into Ralph’s garden, Ralph’s garden had 850 tomato plants. How many tomato plants did Ralph’s garden have in the first place? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "With the given ratio of 5:6, let 5x be the number in Inessa's garden and 6x be the number in Ralph's garden.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the replanting, half of the plants in Inessa's garden are mover to Ralph's garden.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we could say the number of plants moved from Inessa's garden to Ralph's garden is 2.5x, or (5/2)x.  But if we want to avoid working with fractions or decimals, we can redefine the original numbers in the two gardens as 10x and 12x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Ralph started with 12x plants, and 5x plants (half of Inessa's 10x) were moved to his garden.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That gives him 17x plants; and the number in his garden is 850.  So 17x = 850; x = 50.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the number originally in Ralph's garden is 12x = 600. </SPAN>\n" );
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