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A physics class has majors and non-majors in a ratio of 4 to 10. If two more majors were to be added to the class, the ratio would then be 2 to 4. How many people are in the class?
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Ratios: class has majors, non-majors in ratio 4 to 10
by gunjansharma12 on Wed May 02, 2012 5:07 pm
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Re: Ratios: class has majors, non-majors in ratio 4 to 10 
by little_dragon on Wed May 02, 2012 10:49 pm
gunjansharma12 wrote:A physics class has majors and non-majors in a ratio of 4 to 10. If two more majors were to be added to the class, the ratio would then be 2 to 4. How many people are in the class?
the nonmajors doesnt change so make it equal
4:10 & 2:4 => 8:20 & 10:20
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