document.write( "Question 246116: Ralph is putting together a scrapbook, he puts four picture on each page and has three pictures left. If he started with 55 pictures, write and solve an equation to find how many pages have four pictures.
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document.write( "The instructor \"told\" us the answer was 13 but I'm not so good with word problems, I've tried: 3x+4=13,3x-4=13,4x-55=13,4x-13,etc and now I'm stumped \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #179756 by marcsam823(57)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x = the number of pages containing 4 pictures in the scrapbook \n" ); document.write( "Let 4x = the number of pictures on all \"4 picture\" pages\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If Ralph has a total of 55 pictures and 3 left over the equation will be set up like this:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First in words:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The number of pictures on all \"4 picture\" pages + leftover pictures = total pictures\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "13 pages have 4 pictures on them \n" ); document.write( " |