Asked by Jellibeans
I have a pouch with pens and pencils in it. At the end of math class, the ratio of pens to pencils is 9:7. While walking from math class to photography class, I found three pens and one pencil. After I put them in my pouch, the ratio of pens to pencils was 7:5. How many pencils did I have at that point?
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Answered by
oobleck
If there were x pencils and y pens, then
x/y = 9/7
(x+3)/(y+1) = 7/5
Now solve for y
x/y = 9/7
(x+3)/(y+1) = 7/5
Now solve for y
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