document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=649263>Question 649263</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary and Joe are siblings. They inherit paintings. Joe takes three paintings to keep. Mary took one-fourth the remaining paintings. There are six paintings now left. How many paintings did they inherit in total.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know how to work backwards where the 6 + 2 + 3 = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 is the remainder, 2 is a quarter of the remainder which was 8 and 3 is what Joe took. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need assistance with creating a formula for this word problem. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary and Joe are siblings. They inherit paintings. Joe takes three paintings to keep. Mary took one-fourth the remaining paintings. There are six paintings now left. How many paintings did they inherit in total.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know how to work backwards where the 6 + 2 + 3 = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 is the remainder, 2 is a quarter of the remainder which was 8 and 3 is what Joe took. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need assistance with creating a formula for this word problem. Thank you!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the amount of paintings they inherited be P\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After Joe took 3, P - 3 remained\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary then took <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of remainder, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%29+%2A+P+-+3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%29+%2A+P+-+3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, remainder after Joe took his, minus <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of remainder after Joe took his, equals the final remainder, OR\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28P+-+3%29+-+%281%2F4%29%28P+-+3%29+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28P+-+3%29+-+%281%2F4%29%28P+-+3%29+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28P+-+3%29+-+%28%28P+-+3%29%2F4%29+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28P+-+3%29+-+%28%28P+-+3%29%2F4%29+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28P+-+3%29+-+P+%2B+3+=+24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28P+-+3%29+-+P+%2B+3+=+24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ Multiplying by LCD, 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4P - 12 - P + 3 = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3P - 9 = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3P = 33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P, or amount of paintings they inherited = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=33%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"33%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2811%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2811%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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