document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=48130>Question 48130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary has 12 more apples than peaches.  If she divides each fruit in half she will have 32 pieces of fruit.  how many peaches does Mary have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31854 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=31854\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let P = number of peaches and A = number of apples. From the problem description, you can write:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = P+12 and, when Mary divides each fruit in half, she will double the number of pieces of fruit, right?:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A+2P = 32 Simplift this by dividing both sides by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+P = 16 Now substitute A = P+12 into this equation to find P, the number of peaches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(P+12) + P = 16 Simplify this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2P + 12 = 16 Subtract 12 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2P = 4 Divide both sides by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary has 2 peaches.\r<BR>\n" );
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