document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1048028>Question 1048028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (a) the ratio of mr paul's salary to mrs anna's salary is 3:4. if mrs anna draws a salary of Rs 28000, find mr. paul's salary.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) an amount of Rs210 is shared between roy and shireen so that ro gets 2/5 of shireen's share. how much does shireen get ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(c) in a school of 540 pupils, there are 5 girls to every 4 boys. how many boys are there in that school ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Set up all three problems the same way, using the given ratios.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) the ratio of mr paul's salary to mrs anna's salary is 3:4. if mrs anna draws a salary of Rs 28000, find mr. paul's salary.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio 3:4 is given in the statement of the problem.  Use it like this to set up the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 3x = Mr Paul's salary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 4x = Mrs Anna's salary<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mrs Anna's salary is Rs 28000:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 28000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) an amount of Rs210 is shared between roy and shireen so that ro gets 2/5 of shireen's share. how much does shireen get ?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here you have to do some interpretation of the given information to find that the ratio of the two amounts is 2:5.  Then...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 2x = Roy's amount<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 5x = Shireen's amount<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total is Rs 210:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+5x=210<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(c) in a school of 540 pupils, there are 5 girls to every 4 boys. how many boys are there in that school ?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Only a little bit of work is needed to see that here the ratio is 5:4.  So...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 5x = number of girls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 4x = number of boys<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total number of pupils is 540:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+4x = 540<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finishing each of the problems is easy, using basic algebra.  For example, for the first problem....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 28000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 28000/4 = 7000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Mr Paul's salary is 3x = 3(Rs 7000) = Rs 21000<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can finish the other two problems.<br><BR>\n" );
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