document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=406470>Question 406470</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A teacher has a box of pens and pencils.  There are 8 more pencils than pens.  After students take 1 pen and 5 pencils from the box, there are 26 pens and pencils left in the box.  How many pens are in the box now?  How many pencils? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "? pencils left in the box. How many pens are in the box now? How many pencils?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Start: x pencils ; x+8 pens<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change: x-5 pencils ; x+8-1 pens<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8-1 = 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 7 = 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 19<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore # of pencils in the box now = x-5 = 19-5 = 14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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