document.write( "Question 846334: 1/3 of the elephants were ill. 300 elephants were not ill. How many elephants were ill? How many elephants were there in total? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #509690 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = the number of elephants
\n" ); document.write( "that were ill
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+300+\"$ = the total number of elephants
\n" ); document.write( "The number that were ill was:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F3%29%2A%28+x+%2B+300+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F3%29%2Ax+%2B+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now I can say:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+%281%2F3%29%2Ax+%2B+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%282%2F3%29%2Ax+=+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+=+300+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+150+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "150 elephants were ill
\n" ); document.write( "There were $\"+x+%2B+300+=+150+%2B+300+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+150+%2B+300+=+450+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "450 elephants total\r
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