document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=268665>Question 268665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this story problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Tammy earned a total of $210 over 3 days.  Each day she earned twice as much as she did on the previous day.  How much did she earn on each of the 3 days?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  I tried dividing by three and finding a number to double but came out wrong, and I don't want the last day to earn $210, I'm stuck!  Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Each day she earned twice as much as she did on the previous day. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much did she earn on each of the 3 days?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be amount earned on day one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x is the amount earned on day two<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x is amount earned on day three<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2x + 4x = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30 (1st day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 60 (2nd day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 120 (3rd day<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried dividing by three and finding a number to double but came out wrong, and I don't want the last day to earn $210, I'm stuck!  </SPAN>\n" );
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