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document.write( "Could you please help me solve the below problem. Much appreciate your help. Thank you very much for your time and help.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Four parcels have a total weight of 22 Kgs. Parcel 1 is 4 times the weight of parcel 3. Parcel 4 is half the weight of parcel 2. If parcel 1 weighs 8 Kgs., how much does parcel 4 weigh.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to work this out as follows and got stuck.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parcel 1 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parcel 2 = X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parcel 3 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parcel 4 = x/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8+X+2+X/2 = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+X+X/2 + 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+X/2 = 22-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+X/2=12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you please help me solve the below problem. Much appreciate your help. Thank you very much for your time and help.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simsasha\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Four parcels have a total weight of 22 Kgs. Parcel 1 is 4 times the weight of parcel 3. Parcel 4 is half the weight of parcel 2. If parcel 1 weighs 8 Kgs., how much does parcel 4 weigh.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to work this out as follows and got stuck.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parcel 1 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parcel 2 = X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parcel 3 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parcel 4 = x/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8+X+2+X/2 = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+X+X/2 + 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+X/2 = 22-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+X/2=12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let weight of parcel 4, be F<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then weight of parcel 2 is: 2F<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Weight of parcel 1:         8 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Weight of parcel 3:         <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of parcel 1, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of 8, or 2 kg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Altogether they weigh 22 kg, so we can say that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F + 2F + 8 + 2 = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3F + 10 = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3F = 22 - 10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "F, or weight of parcel 4 is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > kg<BR>\n" );
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