document.write( "Question 165788: Hello, I'm trying to help my 5th grader with a word problem, it's below, will much appreciate it , if you would help, got your site from google. This problem is due tom. morning.Thank you\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ivan, Zoe, Denys and Ethan wanted to divided up a big old pickle 30 feet long.
\n" ); document.write( "Denys wants twice as much as Ivan does. Zoe wants twice as much as Denys does, but half as much as Ethan does.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #122208 by vleith(2983)\"\" \"About 
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Let I be the amount Ivan wants.
\n" ); document.write( "Denys wants \"D+=+2I\"
\n" ); document.write( "Zoe wants \"Z+=+2D+=+2%2A%282I%29+=+4I\"
\n" ); document.write( "Zoe also wants \"Z=+E%2F2\" so \"4I+=+E%2F2\" and \"8I+=+E\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Added up, they use the whole pickle
\n" ); document.write( "\"30+=+I+%2B+Z+%2B+D+%2B+E\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"30+=+I+%2B+4I+%2B+2I+%2B+8I\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"30+=+15I\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2+=+I\"
\n" ); document.write( "If Ivan gets 2, then Denys gets 2*2 = 4
\n" ); document.write( "Zoe wants 4*I = 4*2 = 8
\n" ); document.write( "Ethan gets 8I (Ethan is a big pickle eater) - so E get 8*2 = 16
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