document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=607254>Question 607254</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A college bookstore ordered six boxes of red pens. The store sold 39 red pens last eek and 42 red pens this week. 9 pens were left on the shelf. How many pens were in each box? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let # in each box be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x - 39-42 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x -81 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 (# of pens in each box)<BR>\n" );
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