document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54560>Question 54560</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tina used 1/3 of her bus tokens, then lost 3/4 of the rest. This left her with 3 tokens.  How many did she start with? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the original number of tokens.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-(1/3)x - (3/4)(2/3)x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/3)x - (1/2)x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/6)x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=18 (original number of tokens)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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