document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174553>Question 174553</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have been stuck on this problem for a week now, Please help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A man is carrying rice on a journey. He passes through three custom stations. At the first he gives up 1/3 of his rice; at the second he is allowed to keep 1/3 of what is left; and at the third, he gives up 1/4 of what remains. After passing through all three customs stations, he has 6 pounds less than he started with. How much rice did he have when he started?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129561 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=129561\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let him start out with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > amount of rice<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At the first he gives up 1/3 of his rice, so he has<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F3%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F3%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At the second he is allowed to keep 1/3 of what is left,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so now he has<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29%2A%282%2F3%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29%2A%282%2F3%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At the third, he gives up 1/4 of what remains, so he gets to keep <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/4 of what remains. Now he has<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F4%29%2A%281%2F3%29%2A%282%2F3%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F4%29%2A%281%2F3%29%2A%282%2F3%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "After passing through all three customs stations, he has 6 pounds less than he started with, so he has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+-+6+=+%283%2F4%29%2A%281%2F3%29%2A%282%2F3%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+-+6+=+%283%2F4%29%2A%281%2F3%29%2A%282%2F3%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+-+6+=+%286%2F36%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+-+6+=+%286%2F36%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x+-+36+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x+-+36+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x+=+36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x+=+36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+7.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+7.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He had 7.2 pounds when he started<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OK  </SPAN>\n" );
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