document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=298965>Question 298965</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 28 children took part in a math league competition. The number of children who<BR>\n" );
document.write( "finished behind Raul was twice as large as the number of children who were more<BR>\n" );
document.write( "successful than him. In which place did Raul finish?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Sixteenth B. Seventeenth C. Eighth D. Ninth E. Tenth<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #214968 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=214968\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x children be before raul\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so 2x children were behind him\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "raul was in betwen them\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+1+2x=28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=28-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 were ahead of him\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x=18were behind him\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "he came in the 10Th place </SPAN>\n" );
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