document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=511509>Question 511509</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sarah said, \"I counted my beads, and I have 3 more than 4 times a certain mystery number.\"  Jasmine had the same amount of beads as Sarah, bus said she had 9 less than 5 times the mystery number.  They challenged their art teacher to discover the mystery number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.  What equation could the art teacher use to find the number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.  What is the mystery number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.  How many beads does each girl have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #342236 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=342236\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the mystery number <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sarah's beads:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4x+%2B+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4x+%2B+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jasmine's beads:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5x+-+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5x+-+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They had the same number of beads, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4x+%2B+3+=+5x+-+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4x+%2B+3+=+5x+-+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3+=+x+-+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3+=+x+-+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+12+=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+12+=+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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