document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206301>Question 1206301</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Required two variables, whose sum is s, and whose ratio is a to b. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It's not clear to me what you are after here....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given that the two variables are in the ratio a:b, let the two numbers be ax and bx.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of the two numbers is s, so<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%2Bbx+=+s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%2Bbx+=+s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Bb%29x+=+s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Bb%29x+=+s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+s%2F%28a%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+s%2F%28a%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the two numbers are<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax+=+as%2F%28a%2Bb%29+=+%28a%2F%28a%2Bb%29%29s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax+=+as%2F%28a%2Bb%29+=+%28a%2F%28a%2Bb%29%29s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=bx+=+bs%2F%28a%2Bb%29+=+%28b%2F%28a%2Bb%29%29s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"bx+=+bs%2F%28a%2Bb%29+=+%28b%2F%28a%2Bb%29%29s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
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