document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315054>Question 315054</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jose had a herd of cattle. Then he bought more cattle so that his total number was four times the original number. He was given six more cattle, he then sold half the herd, and finally lost 4 cattle. At this time Jose had 39 cattle left. How many cattle did he have at the start?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So for this one we simply need to follow the steps backwards to find the original number:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "39 cattle => add 4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "43 cattle => multiply by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "96 cattle => subtract 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "90 cattle => divide by 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "22.5 cattle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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