document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=895317>Question 895317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A large box holds twice as many nails as a medium box, which holds twice as many nails as a small box.  If, 3150 nails are used to fill one box of each size, how many nails are in each box? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the amt in a small box be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then median has \"2x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And large box has \"4x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2x + 4x = 3150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 3150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 450 (# in small box)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 900 (# in median box)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 1800 (# in large box)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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