document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=429172>Question 429172</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A furniture dealer has 36 tables. Some tables have 4 legs and some have 3 legs, but she doesn't know how many of each kind there are. She has counted 124 legs in total. How many 4 legged tables are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tables Eq: f + t = 36 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Legs Eq:: 4f +3t = 124<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru Tables Eq by 3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3f + 3t = 3*36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4f + 3t = 124<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"f\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 16 (# of 4 legged tables)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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