document.write( "Question 355154: a movie theater showed 3 kinds of movies in a month. Comedies were half, of the remaining movies; two-thirds were dramas and 20 thrillers. how many movies were shown that month? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Let x be the total movies shown that month
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\n" ); document.write( "question states
\n" ); document.write( "x/2 were comedies
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\n" ); document.write( "Of the \"remaining\" half
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Dramas+=%282%2F3%29%28x%2F2%29\"$ and 20 were thrillers
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%2F2%29=+%282%2F3%29%28x%2F2%29+%2B+20\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "simplify and solve
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%2F2%29=+%28x%2F3%29+%2B+20\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "multiplying thru with 6
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3x+=+%282x%29+%2B+120\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = 120
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\n" ); document.write( "check your answer
\n" ); document.write( "60 comedies + 40 Dramas + 20 thrillers = 120 movies that month \n" ); document.write( "

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