document.write( "Question 410241: jar 2 has twice as much as jar 1 and jar 3 has twice as much as jar 2 aLL THREE JARS HAVE 154 ounces \n" ); document.write( "
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jar 2 has twice as much as jar 1
\n" ); document.write( "and jar 3 has twice as much as jar 2
\n" ); document.write( "aLL THREE JARS HAVE 154 ounces
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "b = 2a
\n" ); document.write( "c = 2b
\n" ); document.write( "a+b+c = 154
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute:
\n" ); document.write( "(b/2) + b + 2b = 154
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\n" ); document.write( "b + 2b + 4b = 308
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\n" ); document.write( "7b = 308
\n" ); document.write( "b = 44 oz (amt. in jar 2)
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\n" ); document.write( "a = b/2 = 22 oz (amt. in jar 1)
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\n" ); document.write( "c = 2b = 88 oz (amt. in jar 3)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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