document.write( "Question 1157211: At the Millennium Ball, the ratio of know-it-alls to busybodies was 2 to 3. If there were 816 know-it-alls in attendance, how many busybodies were there. \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"+2+%2F+3+=+816+%2F+x+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+=+3%2A816+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+=+2448+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+1224+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "1,224 busybodies
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