document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=848477>Question 848477</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Susan bought some towels.2/5 of them were pink and 1/4 of them were blue. the remaining 28 towels were white. how many more pink towel than blue towels did she buy? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #511170 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=511170\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 28 white towels is a certain fraction of the whole set of towels.  This fraction seems unknown but is is solvable. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The whole ONE set of towels is 1. Call this w.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%282%2F5%2B1%2F4%2Bw=1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%282%2F5%2B1%2F4%2Bw=1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the strategy is find the fraction w, and then use w and 28 to find the quantity of the whole set of towels.  Take 2/5 of this set and take 1/4 of this set, and then find the difference.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=1-2%2F5-1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=1-2%2F5-1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=%2820-8-5%29%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=%2820-8-5%29%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=7%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=7%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   the fraction of the set which is white towels.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Q = the number of towels in the one set.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F20%29Q=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F20%29Q=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, meaning this fraction of the set is 28 white towels.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Q=28%2820%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Q=28%2820%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28Q=80%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28Q=80%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------The set of towels contains 80 towels.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PINK TOWELS:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F5%29%2A80=32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F5%29%2A80=32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "BLUE TOWELS:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%29%2A80=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%29%2A80=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "MORE PINK THAN BLUE:   12 </SPAN>\n" );
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