document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1138776>Question 1138776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Luis and Cameron shared some stickers is the ratio 5:2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Luis received 15 more stickers than Cameron.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many stickers were there altogether? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given the ratio of 5:2, let the two numbers of stickers be 5x and 2x.  It is a common way to start any problem involving ratios.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference between the two amounts is 5x-2x = 3x; and we know that difference is 15.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=15 means x=5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the numbers of stickers the two of them have are 5x=25 and 2x=10; the total number of stickers is 25+10 = 35.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or you could simply say the total number of stickers is 5x+2x = 7x = 35. </SPAN>\n" );
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