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There are 3 piles of rocks, A, B and C where B has 2 more than A and C has 4 times as many rocks as A. The total number of rocks is 14. Find the number of rocks in each pile using x and to do the problem in 3 different ways, using the x in three different positions.
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\n" ); document.write( "x = A pile
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\n" ); document.write( "(x+2) = B pile
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\n" ); document.write( "4x = C pile
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\n" ); document.write( "x + (x+2) + 4x = 14
\n" ); document.write( "6x = 14 - 2
\n" ); document.write( "6x = 12
\n" ); document.write( "x = 2 rocks in A pile
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\n" ); document.write( "You find the no. in B and C
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\n" ); document.write( "Seems like a good way to do this
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