document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=395114>Question 395114</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is my question.  40 members are making candles, 1 member drops out which leaves 39. The 39 members must make 3 more candles each to make up for the 1 person who dropped out, how many candles did each one make?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40c = 39*(c + 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40c = 39c + 117<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 117 each for 40 = 4680 candles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "39 must make 120 each = 4680 candles<BR>\n" );
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