document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1193594>Question 1193594</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two numbers a and b are in the ratio 3 : 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write a proportion involving a and b that equates the two ratios.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the first number is decreased by 4 and the second is decreased by 2, they are in the ratio 2 : 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write a proportion involving a and b that equates the two ratios.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Apply the Means-Extremes Property to both proportions. Rewrite the equations so that the variables are on the left side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first proportion	<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 	=	0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second proportion	<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 	=	8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find a and b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a	=	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b	=	<BR>\n" );
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