document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=271140>Question 271140</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pat ate a total of 100 peanuts over a period of 5 days. Each day she ate 6 more peanuts than on the previous day. How many peanuts did Pat ate at the first day? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #198536 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><B>Greenfinch(383)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><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=Greenfinch><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=198536\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If she ate X on day 1, she ate X + 6 on day 2 up to X + 24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total extra is 6 + 12+ 18+ 24 = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 5X = 40 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X= 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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