document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203389>Question 1203389</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the ratio of tourists to locals is 7:8<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and there are 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( " tourists at the opening of a new museum, how many locals are in attendance?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have already received three responses to your post, showing three different ways to solve the problem.  And although the problem is relatively simple, none of those responses shows a common method for solving a problem in which a ratio like 7:8 is given.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given that the ratio of tourists to locals is 7:8...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "let 7x = number of tourists<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let 8x = number of locals<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is a common way to start solving a problem in which a ratio is given.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of tourists is 210:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 210/7 = 30<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of locals is 8x = 8(30) = 240<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 240 locals<br><BR>\n" );
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