document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174567>Question 174567</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> rolex smudgepot owns 17 ounces of gold.this is one ounce more than three fourths of the amount he owned last year. how much did he own last year? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129575 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=129575\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lets call the amount he owned last year x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/4(x)+1=17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply all terms by 4 to eliminate the fractions<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+4=68<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=64<BR>\n" );
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