document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=281711>Question 281711</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi there,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need some help turning this mathematical problem into an algebra equation. If you could help, that would be great!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are three men and a bag of apples. The first person ate 1/3 of the apples, the second ate 1/3 of the remaining apples, and the last person ate 1/3 of the remainder apples leaving a total of 8 in the bag. Now I know that there is a total of 27 apples but I need to be able to convert it into an algebra equation, which im having difficulty with. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #204668 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=204668\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of apples starting out<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+-+%281%2F3%29%2Ax+=+%282%2F3%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+-+%281%2F3%29%2Ax+=+%282%2F3%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > remaining<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F3%29%2Ax+-+%281%2F3%29%2A%282%2F3%29%2Ax+=+%286%2F9%29%2Ax+-+%282%2F9%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F3%29%2Ax+-+%281%2F3%29%2A%282%2F3%29%2Ax+=+%286%2F9%29%2Ax+-+%282%2F9%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2F9%29%2Ax+-+%282%2F9%29%2Ax+=+%284%2F9%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2F9%29%2Ax+-+%282%2F9%29%2Ax+=+%284%2F9%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > remaining<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2F9%29%2Ax+-+%281%2F3%29%2A%284%2F9%29%2Ax+=+%2812%2F27%29%2Ax+-+%284%2F27%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2F9%29%2Ax+-+%281%2F3%29%2A%284%2F9%29%2Ax+=+%2812%2F27%29%2Ax+-+%284%2F27%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288%2F27%29%2Ax+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288%2F27%29%2Ax+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > remaining<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There were 27 apples to start with<BR>\n" );
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