document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1148685>Question 1148685</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a:b = 3:2, then find the value of (2a+3b):(2a+5b). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given a:b = 3:2, let a=3x and b=2x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is one standard way of starting working on a problem where a ratio is given like that.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then<br><BR>\n" );
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