document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=425703>Question 425703</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Walt counted all animals at the circus. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 were horses;  1/4 big cats;  1/8th elephants;  1/16 camels & 8 monkeys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many animals altogether & how many in each group?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X=total animals\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X = 1/2x + 1/4X + 1/8x + 1/16x + 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X = 16/32x + 8/32x + 4/32x + 2/32x + 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X = 30/32x + 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2 were horses; 1/4 big cats; 1/8th elephants; 1/16 camels & 8 monkeys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many animals altogether & how many in each group?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let X=total animals <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = (1/2)x + (1/4)X + (1/8)x + (1/16)x + 8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 16/32x + 8/32x + 4/32x + 2/32x + 8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 30/32x + 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(32/32)x = (30/32)x + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/32)x = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/32)x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 32*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 128 (Total # of animals)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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