document.write( "Question 227005: Pat ate a total of 100 peanuts over a period of 5 days. Each day she ate 6 more peanuts than on the previous day. How many peanuts did Pat ate at the first day? \n" ); document.write( "

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1st day = x
\n" ); document.write( "2nd day = x+6
\n" ); document.write( "3rd = x+6+6
\n" ); document.write( "4th = x+6+6+6
\n" ); document.write( "5th = x+6+6+6+6\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x+60 = 100
\n" ); document.write( "5x = 40
\n" ); document.write( "x = 8 (1st day) \n" ); document.write( "

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