document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=154427>Question 154427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a florist sold 80 stalks of lilies and threw away 1/7 of the remaining stalks of lilies.the florist has 2/5 of the lilies left. how many stalks of lilies were left?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ps. do not use algebra but if there is no choice, its okay. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113716 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113716\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2/5 is the same as 6/15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 1/7 of the remaining stalks were thrown away leaving 6/15,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ then the remaining stalks must have been 7/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ 1/7 of 7/15 is 1/15, 7/15 less 1/15 is 6/15 or 2/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 7/15 were remaining, then 8/15 were sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ 8/15 is 80, so 1/15 is 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 6/15 left, so that is 60 left </SPAN>\n" );
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