document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662372>Question 662372</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. I am thinking of a number.If you add 10 to it and divide the sum by 5, you get 7. What number am i thinking of?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Divide my number by 5 and add 10 to the quotient.You get 15, what is my number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. If I divide my number of marbles among Miles, Mel and Rosie, each of them get 30 marbles.How many marbles do I have?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. In the morning 15 cars parked in the basement of the building,At noontime,the number of cars <BR>\n" );
document.write( "was doubled and then, at 4:00pm, 7 more cars wee parked.At 6:00pm,, 8 cars went out.How many cars were then still parked?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. Add 12 to the number that I am thinking of. Then divide the sum by 3 and then, multiply the quotient  by 5.Subtract 15 from the product you get 20.What number am I thinking of?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6. Milo, Ken and Vernon are car washers. Milo washed one-half of all the cars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that time. Ken washed one-forth of he remaining cars, and Vernon washed the rest. If Vernon washed 15 cars, how many cars did the three people wash?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7. Helen went to a store and spent half of her money plus 15 pesos more. She went to a second store and  spent half of her remaining money plus 15 pesos more. Then she had exactly 75 pesos left. How much did she have at the beginning><BR>\n" );
document.write( "8. Mr. Ablir operates the elevator in a school building. He took Mr. Espe up 6 floors from the floor on which Mr Espe had his class. Then Mr. Ablir went down 9 floors to the first floor lobby. What is the number of the floor on which Mr. Espe had his class?<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 #412181 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><B>ReadingBoosters(3246)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=412181\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.)  Work backward.  7 * 5 = 35 - 10 = 25 is the number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:25 + 10 = 35/5 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.)  Work backward.  15-10 = 5*5 = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:25 / 5 = 5 + 10 = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.)  x/3 = 30 so, multiply both sides by 3 and x = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.) 15*2 = 30+7=37-8=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.) Work backward.  20+15=35/5=7*3=21-12=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof: 9+12=21/3=7*5=35-15=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.) x is the number of cars: (x - 1/2x)-1/4(x - 1/2x) = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 1/2x - 1/4x + 1/8x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8/8x - 4/8x - 2/8x + 1/8x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/8x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40 cars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.) 1/2(1/2x - 15) - 15 = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4x - 15/2 - 15 = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4x - 15/2 - 30/2 = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4x - 45/2 = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4x = 75 + 45/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4x = 150/2 + 45/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4x = 195/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 195/2(4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$390 starting with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof = 390(1/2)=195-15=180(1/2)90-15=75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:  (1/2)40=20 by Milo. 40-20=20,(1/4)20=5 by Ken 20-5=15 by Vernon<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.)x+6-9=0 so x-3=0 so x=3rd floor<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof: 3 + 6 = 9 - 9 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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