document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=755319>Question 755319</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Algebra Word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A sandwich is served on a 18 inch bun.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jenny, Demi, and Sarah agree to share the sandwich.  Due to different appetites\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jenny cuts the sandwich in a way that Demi gets half of what Jenny gets and Sarah gets three-fourths of what Jenny gets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the length of each person's sandwich.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jenny, Demi, and Sarah agree to share the sandwich. Due to different appetites <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jenny cuts the sandwich in a way that Demi gets half of what Jenny gets and Sarah gets three-fourths of what Jenny gets. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the length of each person's sandwich. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x be Jenny's length of sandwhich, then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x(1/2) + (3/4)x = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4/4)x + (2/4)x + (3/4)x = 18      (convert all fractions to a common denominator)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(9/4)x = 18                       (combine fractions)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x = 72                        (multiply both sides of = by 4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jenny's sandwich is 8 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Demi's sandwich is 4 inches     (1/2 of Jenny's)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sarah's sandwich is 6 inches    (3/4 of Jenny's)\r<BR>\n" );
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