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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document.write( "Ivan, Zoe, Denys and Ethan wanted to divided up a big old pickle 30 feet long.
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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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document.write( "How should they divide the pickle?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #122208 by vleith(2983)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let I be the amount Ivan wants. \n" ); document.write( "Denys wants \n" ); document.write( "Zoe wants \n" ); document.write( "Zoe also wants \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Added up, they use the whole pickle \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \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 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |