document.write( "Question 1133350: Shop A has 8 times as many electricians as Shop B, and Shop C has 3 times as many as Shop B. Shop A has how many times as many electricians as Shop C? \n" ); document.write( "
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A = 8 * B
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve for B in C = 3 * B to get B = C / 3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "replace B with C / 3 in A = 8 * B to get A = 8 * C / 3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "simplify to get A = 8 / 3 * C\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "shop A has 8/3 times as many electricians as shop C.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "for example, let shop B = 5 electricians.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "shop C has 3 * 5 = 15 electricians.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "shop A has 8 * 5 = 40 electricians.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ratio of A to B is 40 / 5 = 8\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ratio of A to C is 40 / 15 = 8 / 3\r
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