document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=657439>Question 657439</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 840 stickers were given to 42 children. 2/3 of the children were boys, and each of them received the same number of stickers. Each girl received twice a many stickers as each boy. How many stickers did each girl receive?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not have any idea where to even begin with this word problem....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the only concept I have in my head is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and that just looks completely wrong. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #409866 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=409866\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If there are 42 children, and 2/3 are boys, that means there are (2/3)42 = 28 boys and 14 girls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let s = the number of stickers received by the boys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then each girl received 2s stickers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can write the following equation for the total number of stickers:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "840 = 28s + 14(2s) = 56s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 840/56 = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the boys got 15 stickers and the girls got 30 stickers<BR>\n" );
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