document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=739840>Question 739840</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a man had a a bag of sweets.he gave to his son one sweet and 1/7 of the remainning sweets.from what was left he gave to his daughter two sweets and 1/7 of the remainnig sweets.the two children found that they had the same numbers of sweets how many sweets were there in the orignal bag? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #451419 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=451419\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> N = Original number of sweets in the bag.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Son:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%281%2B%281%2F7%29N%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%281%2B%281%2F7%29N%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > received.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of sweets remaining in bag is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R=+N-%281%2B%281%2F7%29N%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R=+N-%281%2B%281%2F7%29N%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The variable R is assigned as the number of sweets now REMAINING in the bag after the son received his allotment of sweets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Daughter:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2B%281%2F7%29%28R%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2B%281%2F7%29%28R%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is substituting for R,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2B%281%2F7%29%28+N-%281%2B%281%2F7%29N%29%29=2%2B%281%2F7%29%28N-1-N%281%2F7%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2B%281%2F7%29%28+N-%281%2B%281%2F7%29N%29%29=2%2B%281%2F7%29%28N-1-N%281%2F7%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2+N/7-1/7-N/(7^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%282%2BN%2F7-1%2F7-N%2F%287%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%282%2BN%2F7-1%2F7-N%2F%287%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > received.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each child has the same number of sweets:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2BN%2F7-1%2F7-N%2F%287%5E2%29=1%2B%281%2F7%29N ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2BN%2F7-1%2F7-N%2F%287%5E2%29=1%2B%281%2F7%29N\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply left and right members by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=98%2B7N-7-N=49%2B7N ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"98%2B7N-7-N=49%2B7N\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=98-7-N=49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"98-7-N=49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-N=49-98%2B7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-N=49-98%2B7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=N=98-49-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"N=98-49-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28N=42%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28N=42%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Forty-Two sweets originally in the bag. </SPAN>\n" );
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