题目
At noon of a certain day, when 5 pens and 3 pencils were placed in a drawer, the ratio of the number of pens to the number of pencils in that drawer became 47 to 17.
Quantity A
The ratio of the number of pens to the number of pencils in the drawer immediately before noon of that day
选项
C.The two quantities are equal.
D.The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
解析
设中午之前抽屉里有\(x\)支钢笔和\(y\)支铅笔。
根据已知条件,放入\(5\)支钢笔和\(3\)支铅笔后,钢笔与铅笔的比例为\(\frac{x + 5}{y+3}=\frac{47}{17}\)
由\(\frac{x + 5}{y + 3}=\frac{47}{17}\)可得:
\(17(x + 5)=47(y + 3)\)
\(17x+85 = 47y +141\)
\(17x-47y=56\)由于一个方程有两个未知数\(x\)和\(y\),会有多组解。
例如当\(y = 1\)时,\(17x-47\times1=56\),解得\(x=\frac{103}{17}\),此时原来钢笔和铅笔的比例\(\frac{x}{y}=\frac{103}{17}\gt3\);
当\(y = 10\)时,\(17x-47\times10 = 56\),解得\(x=\frac{526}{17}\approx30.94\),此时原来钢笔和铅笔的比例\(\frac{x}{y}=\frac{526}{17\times10}=\frac{526}{170}\lt3\)
所以仅根据所给条件无法确定中午之前抽屉中钢笔与铅笔数量的比例和\(3:1\)的大小关系,答案是D