document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=935266>Question 935266</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 'Jane brought a packet of sweets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A quarter of them were green, a third of them were red and the rest were yellow.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There were 10 yellow sweets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What was the total number of sweets in the packet?'\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried starting with different numbers like 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is what is did afterwards <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40-10=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30-1/3=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20-1/4=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and that didn't leave me with Zero.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help me ASAP\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #568434 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=568434\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 'Jane brought a packet of sweets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A quarter of them were green, a third of them were red and the rest were yellow.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There were 10 yellow sweets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What was the total number of sweets in the packet?'\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried starting with different numbers like 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is what is did afterwards <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40-10=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30-1/3=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20-1/4=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and that didn't leave me with Zero.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T = Total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/4)T + (1/3)T + 10 = T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7T/12 + 10 = T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7T + 120 = 12T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5T = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 24<BR>\n" );
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