SOLUTION: Lauren bought a new pack of graph paper for math class three classmates ask her for some. She gave Andy a quarter is the pack. Alex got one fourth of wat was left. Then lily took o
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Question 834477: Lauren bought a new pack of graph paper for math class three classmates ask her for some. She gave Andy a quarter is the pack. Alex got one fourth of wat was left. Then lily took one third of the remainder. That left lauren with 36 sheets left. How many sheets were in the pack?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39615) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p, how many in the pack.
Andy
pieces remain
Alex
pieces remain
Lily
pieces remain
The rest of the solution is lengthy algebra steps.
You may want to simplify every iteration of paper sharing described before stepping through the "Lily" equation. In fact, you may use the simplification upon each iteration to have a more manageable form of the "Lily" equation to solve.
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