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document.write( "If I give each of my children 11 cents, I'll have 9 cents left. If I had 47 cents more, I could give 15 cents to each. I can't count my money or my kids, and my pocket calculator is on the fritz. I don't know what to do.
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document.write( " Old Woman in Shoe.
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document.write( "How much money and how many children has the Old Woman? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #416994 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "In the 1st case, she gives her children: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "In the 2nd case, she gives them each: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "substitute (1) into (2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "She has 14 children \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "She has $1.63 \n" ); document.write( "check answer: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |