document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=605211>Question 605211</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bowl contains fruit punch that is 1/2 cranberry juice. When 6 cups of cranberry juice are added to the bowl, the resulting is 2/3 cranberry juice. How many cup of punch were in the bowl to start with? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=cups of punch in the bowl to start with.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(1/2)x+6]/(x+6)=2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+12=3x/2+18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+24=3x+36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cups of punch in the bowl to start with=12 </SPAN>\n" );
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