document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=705575>Question 705575</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jane,Andre,and Maria pick apples.Andre picks 3 times as many pounds as Maria.Jane picks 2 times as many pounds as Andre.The total weight of apples is 840 pounds.How many pounds of apples does Andre pick?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      A 84 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      B 252 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      C 504 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      D 840 pounds </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #434720 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=434720\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=apples that Andre picks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x/3=apples that Maria picks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 2x=apples that Jane picks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Soooo, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x +(x/3)+2x=840 multiply each term by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+x+6x=2520 collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=2520<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=252#----The amount of apples picked by Andre<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/3 = 252/3=84#---amount of apples picked by Maria<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=2*252=504#---amount of apples picked by Jane\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps--ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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