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document.write( "ly = last year's amount<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17 = (3/4)*ly + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3/4)ly = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3ly = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ly = 64/3 ounces<BR>\n" );
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