document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=529665>Question 529665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> During one evening Kathleen devoted 2/5 of her study time to mathematics, 3/20 of her study time to Spanish, 1/3 of her study time to biology, and the remaining 35 minutes to English. How much time did she spend studying Spanish? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the total time spent studying (in minutes)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 60 to clear the denominators, results:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60x - 12(2)x - 3(3)x - 20x = 60(35)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60x - 24x - 9x - 20x = 2100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 2100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2100/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 300 minutes total studying<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"How much time did she spend studying Spanish?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(300) = 45 min </SPAN>\n" );
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