document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=319560>Question 319560</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a shipment of 156 apples a grocer found 4 rotten apples for every 9 good ones. How many rotten apples were there in the shipment? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number of rotten apples be \"4x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the number of good apples is \"9x\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 9x = 156<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x = 156<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of rotten apples = 4x = 4*12 = 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of good apples = 9x = 9*12 = 108<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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