document.write( "Question 374373: Of the bake sale items, 1/12 were pies, 1/3 were cakes, and 35 were cupcakes. how many bake sale items were there? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the total number of bake items
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document.write( "1/12 + 1/3 Or 5/12 of them were not cupcakes
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document.write( "x - (5/12)x = 35  
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document.write( "12x - 5x = 35*12
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document.write( "7x = 420
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document.write( "x = 60, the total number of bake items
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer
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document.write( "(1/12)*60  + (1/3)*60 + 35 = 5 + 20 + 35 = 60 \n" );
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