document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362889>Question 362889</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Due to melting, an ice sculpture loses one-half its weight every hour. After 8 hours, it weighs 5/16 of a pound. How much did it weigh in the beginning.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did 5/16+8 and put the fraction into decimal form then added the two together and got 8.3125. Then its says 1/2 of the that is lost in weight. Now I multiplied the 8.3125 to .05(The decimal of 1/2) then got 4.15625. I dont know if that is correct or what and i used samdep instead of pemdas its pemdas backwards because it says to solve backwards using asmdep. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #258813 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=258813\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's say it weighed <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to start.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hour, it weighs <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours, it weighs <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours, it weighs <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours, it weighs <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours, it weighs <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours, it weighs <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours, it weighs <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F128 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F128\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours, it weighs <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F256 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F256\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But you know that <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So then,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could also work it backwards,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours it weighs <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours it weighed <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%285%2F16%29=5%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%285%2F16%29=5%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours it weighed <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%285%2F8%29=5%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%285%2F8%29=5%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours it weighed <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%285%2F4%29=5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%285%2F4%29=5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours it weighed <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%285%2F2%29=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%285%2F2%29=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours it weighed <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%285%29=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%285%29=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours it weighed <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2810%29=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2810%29=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours it weighed <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2820%29=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2820%29=40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours it weighed <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2840%29=highlight%2880%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2840%29=highlight%2880%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >lb.<BR>\n" );
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