document.write( "Question 804202: A fruit seller had the same number of apples and pears. After selling 82 apples and 34 pears, 4 times as many pears as apples were left. How many apples and pears did the seller have to begin with? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = number of apples seller started with
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+x+\"$ = number of pears seller started with
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\n" ); document.write( "After selling, seller has left:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+82+\"$ apples
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+34+\"$ pears
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+34+=+4%2A%28+x+-+82+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+34+=+4x+-+328+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3x+=+328+-+34+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3x+=+294+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+98+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Seller had 98 apples and 98 pears to start with
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+34+=+4%2A%28+x+-+82+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+98+-+34+=+4%2A%28+98+-+82+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+64+=+4%2A16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+64+=+64+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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