document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228476>Question 228476</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am a mother of a 5th grader with this word problem we can not figuer out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Paula, Myran and Chris caught 25 fish.  Paula caught 1 more than Chris and 5 fever than Myran.  How many fish did each catch? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #169582 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=169582\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> chris=x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "paula=x+1=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "myran=x+6=12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+(x+1)+(x+6)=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+7=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+7-7=25-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6 </SPAN>\n" );
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