document.write( "Question 360021: a man started selling magazine subscriptions he sold twice as many each day over the day before after five days he sold a total of ninety three magazine subscriptions. What is total magazine subscriptions for the third day? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let x = # subscriptions in the first day. Then
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B%282x%29%2B%284x%29%2B%288x%29%2B%2816x%29+=+93\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"31x+=+93\",
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+3\". Therefore there were \"4%2A3+=12\" subscriptions on the 3rd day.
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