document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1199701>Question 1199701</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the ratio of the number of pupils who wear glasses to the total number of pupils in the class is 2:5, what is the ratio of pupils who wear glasses to those who do not if 5 of the pupils who did not wear glasses now do? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = a positive whole number from the set {1,2,3,4,...}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = number of people who wear glasses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = number of people in class\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This forms the ratio 2x:5x and it reduces fully to 2:5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 2x people wear glasses out of 5x total, then 5x-2x = 3x people do not wear glasses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have 5 people who initially didn't wear glasses, but now do.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The glasses count goes from 2x to 2x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The non-glasses count goes from 3x to 3x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We then get to the ratio glasses:nonGlasses = (2x+5):(3x-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Unfortunately there isn't enough information to determine x. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This means we cannot determine a numeric ratio based on the current given information.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It seems like your question is incomplete. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Double-check to make sure you typed in the full problem.<BR>\n" );
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