document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=809512>Question 809512</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1230 baskets of mangoes were loaded in 3 trucks. When unloaded, it was found that 5, 10 and 15 baskets were rotten in the trucks respectively. But the remaining baskets were in the ratio 3:4:5. How many baskets were loaded initially in each truck?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The given answers are\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "575; 515; 565; none </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #487643 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=487643\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I will define my variable as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= amount of not rotten baskets unloaded from truck #1, along with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > rotten baskets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Because the amounts of not rotten baskets were in the ratio 3:4:5,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= amount of not rotten baskets unloaded from truck #2, along with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > rotten baskets, and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= amount of not rotten baskets unloaded from truck #3, along with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > rotten baskets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= number of baskets (rotten or not rotten) initially loaded on truck #1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= number of baskets (rotten or not rotten) initially loaded on truck #2, and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= number of baskets (rotten or not rotten) initially loaded on truck #3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total amount of baskets (rotten and not rotten) unloaded from the three trucks was<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is the equation to be solved.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x%2B4x%2B5x%29%2B%285%2B10%2B15%29=1230 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%2B4x%2B5x%29%2B%285%2B10%2B15%29=1230\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2B4%2B5%29x%2B30=1230 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2B4%2B5%29x%2B30=1230\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12x%2B30=1230 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x%2B30=1230\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12x%2B30-30=1230-30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x%2B30-30=1230-30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12x=1200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x=1200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12x%2F12=1200%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x%2F12=1200%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B5=3%2A100%2B5=305 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B5=3%2A100%2B5=305\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= number of baskets (rotten or not rotten) initially loaded on truck #1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%2B10=4%2A100%2B10=410 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%2B10=4%2A100%2B10=410\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= number of baskets (rotten or not rotten) initially loaded on truck #2, and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2B15=5%2A100%2B15=highlight%28515%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%2B15=5%2A100%2B15=highlight%28515%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= number of baskets (rotten or not rotten) initially loaded on truck #3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Something was lost in translation or transcription.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the description of the problem I understand the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) The amounts of baskets loaded on each of the 3 trucks are not necessarily the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) When unloaded, it was found that 5 baskets on truck number 1, 10 baskets on truck number 2, and 15 baskets on truck number 3 were rotten.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) The number of remaining (not rotten) baskets on each truck were different, with the amounts on trucks 1, 2, and 3 in the ratio 3:4:5.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That tells me that the amounts of baskets initially loaded on each of the 3 trucks had to be different.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The given answers are single numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Neither one of them could be an amount of baskets \"loaded on each truck\", meaning that the same amount of baskets was loaded on each truck.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The given answers must refer to the third truck, which should be the one loaded with the most baskets. </SPAN>\n" );
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