document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=380207>Question 380207</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Frank has half as many again as sally who has half again as many again as mary. Altogether they have 209.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how many has each? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "how many has each?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Mary have \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Sally has \"(3/2)x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And Frank has (3/2)(3/2 x) = (9/4)x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (3/2)x + (9/4)x = 209<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 6x + 9x = 4*209<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19x = 4*209<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3/2)x = 66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9/4)x = 99<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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