document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=521287>Question 521287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me to solve this problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There a bus leave the interchange. at the bus stop 1/4 passangers alighted and 12 passangers boarded, at the next bus stop 1/2 passangers alighted and 13 passangers boarded. At the final stop there were 25 passangers alighted the bus. How many passangers at the first bus leave the interchange ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #346480 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=346480\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There a bus leave the interchange.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = original no. of passengers as the interchange<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an EXPRESSION for each statement:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " at the bus stop 1/4 passengers alighted and 12 passengers boarded,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplifies to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "at the next bus stop 1/2 passengers alighted and 13 passengers boarded.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >[<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x+12] + 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 6 + 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 19<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " At the final stop there were 25 passengers alighted the bus.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 19 - 25 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x -6 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 8(6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 48/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16 passengers first when bus leaves the interchange ? </SPAN>\n" );
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