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" );
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document.write( "it is my great pleasure that i could solve the problem ,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " this is the right answer i am confident ,you can take into your account.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solution <BR>\n" );
document.write( "suppose charis caught x fishes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "paula = (x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and maryan caught y no of fishes so as per give instruction and to convert this problem into single variable ie into either y or x <BR>\n" );
document.write( " we have to equate two equation here<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1 =y-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get x= y-6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( " put it into sum of three = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( " y-6) +(y-5)+y =25<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3y-11=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so maryan cought  y =12 fishes <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and paula caught y-5= 12-5=7 fishes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and charis =y-6=6 fishes <BR>\n" );
document.write( " so this is correct as 6+7+12 =25 fishes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thanks <BR>\n" );
document.write( "faithfully<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mangesh joshi </SPAN>\n" );
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