document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=665700>Question 665700</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two boys have 252 marbles between them. One arranges them in heaps of 6 each, the other in heaps of 9 each,and there are 34 heaps in all.how many marbles has each boy? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Two boys have 252 marbles between them. One arranges them in heaps of 6 each, the other in heaps of 9 each,and there are 34 heaps in all.how many marbles has each boy?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the amount of heaps boy 1 has be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and amount of heaps boy 2 has, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since there are 34 heaps, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%5B1%5D+%2B+H%5B2%5D+=+34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%5B1%5D+%2B+H%5B2%5D+=+34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6H%5B1%5D+%2B+9H%5B2%5D+=+252 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6H%5B1%5D+%2B+9H%5B2%5D+=+252\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%282H%5B1%5D+%2B+3H%5B2%5D%29+=+3%2884%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%282H%5B1%5D+%2B+3H%5B2%5D%29+=+3%2884%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ----- <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2H%5B1%5D+%2B+3H%5B2%5D+=+84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2H%5B1%5D+%2B+3H%5B2%5D+=+84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------- eq (ii) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-+2H%5B1%5D+-+2H%5B2%5D+=+-+68 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-+2H%5B1%5D+-+2H%5B2%5D+=+-+68\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ----- Multiplying eq (i) by – 2 ------ eq (iii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%5B2%5D+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%5B2%5D+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ Adding eqs (iii) & (ii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or heaps that boy 2 has = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2816%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2816%29\"   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=H%5B1%5D+%2B+16+=+34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%5B1%5D+%2B+16+=+34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------- Substituting 16 for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in eq (i)  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or heaps that boy 1 has = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2818%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2818%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since boy 1 has 18 heaps, with 6 marbles in each heap, then boy 1 has 18 * 6, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28108%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28108%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > marbles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since boy 2 has 16 heaps and 9 marbles in each heap, then boy 2 has 16 * 9, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28144%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28144%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > marbles\r<BR>\n" );
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