document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=527597>Question 527597</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John Paul has many pets.  Half of his pets are rabbits. One sixth of his pets are fish and he has six cats.  How many pets does he have altogether? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let number of pets be 12x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of rabbits: 6x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of fish: 2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of cats: 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total = total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 2x + 6 = 12x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total pets = 12x = 12(3/2) = 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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