document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148338>Question 148338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack gave 1/2 of her apple to Jill, Jill gave 1/3 of the apple he received to Pete and Pete gave 1/4 of what he received to Mike, if Mike received 24 apples, how many did Jack heve originally? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = original no. of apples<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jill received <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pete received <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mike received <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 24 * 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 576 apples originally<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check on a calc 576 /2 /3 /4 = 24 </SPAN>\n" );
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