document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=258441>Question 258441</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 220 barrels of cement in one shed and 510 barrels in another shed. How many barrels must be transferred from the second to the first shed so that the first shed will contain two-thirds as much as the second shed? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #190255 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=190255\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (220+x)=2/3*(510-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=72 to be moved<BR>\n" );
document.write( "220+72=292<BR>\n" );
document.write( "510-72=438<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note it does NOT say two thirds of the total barrels are in one place but the barrels in one place are two thirds of the barrels in the other </SPAN>\n" );
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