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document.write( "Ali and baby have some great sweets. If ali gives baba 3/8 of his sweets the ratio of ali to babas sweets is 1 to 2. What is the ratio of ali to babas sweets at first. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #841586 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=841586\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have received three responses showing very good and very different solution methods.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now here is a fourth (using a single variable)....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the number Ali started with.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He gave 3/8 of them (i.e., (3/8)x) to Baba; the number he has left is (5/8)x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "After Ali gave Baba (3/8) of his sweets, the ratio of Ali's sweets to Baba's is 1:2, so the number Baba now has is 2*(5/8)x = (10/8)x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So before Ali gave Baba some of his sweets, the number Baba had was (10/8)x - (3/8)x = (7/8)x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the ratio of Ali's sweets to Baba's sweets in the beginning was<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x):((7/8)x) = 8x:7x = 8:7<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 8:7<br><BR>\n" );
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