document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24064>Question 24064</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS EQUATION WORD PROBLEM:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      At the beginning of the school year , Jamie's height was 62 and 1/2 inches . During the year she grew 1 and 3/4 inches , 1 /8 of an inch more than she grew the previous year.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          (A) What was jamie's height at the end of the school year?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          (B) How tall was Jamie at the start of the previous school year?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12775 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><B>elima(1433)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12775\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a)You need to add her hieght at the beginning of the year to how much she grew.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  62 1/2 + 1 3/4 = 62 2/4 + 1 3/4=62 5/4= 63 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)Now subtract 1/8 from 1 3/4,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 3/4 - 1/8 = 1 5/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now subtract that from 62 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "62 1/2 - 1 5/8= 60 7/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So her hieght at the beginningof last year was - 60 7/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope you understand<BR>\n" );
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