document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32810>Question 32810</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There were 476 paper-clips in box A and 52 paper-clips in box B. After an equal number of paper-clips was added into each box, box A had five times as many paper-clips as box B. How many paper-clips were added into box B? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19230 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=19230\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number of added clips be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Box A's clips = 476 --> once added it now becomes: 476+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Same with box B's clips ---> once added it becomes = 52+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It says that there were 5 times as many as box B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since A has no description; it works with B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(52+x)=476+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+260=476+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, about 54 clips were added.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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