document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=711572>Question 711572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two children had 110 marbles between them. after one child lost half her marbles the other had lost 20 they had an equal number. how many did each start with and how many did they finish with? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of marbles 1st child started with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "110-x=number of marbles 2nd child started with<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/2=(110-x)-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2=90-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "110-x=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of marbles 1st child started with=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of marbles 2nd child started with=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of marbles they finished with=x/2=90-x=30 </SPAN>\n" );
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