document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=945407>Question 945407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two girls are practising their arithmetic. They take two different numbers. The first girl finds half the sum of the numbers and divides her answer by 3. The second girl, multiplies the sum of the numbers by 3 and divides her answer by 2. They then divide the first girl's answer by the second girl's answer This should give an answer of\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 1/3      b. 1/9      c. 2/3     d. There is not enough information to tell </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #576538 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=576538\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> They take two different numbers,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They then divide the first girl's answer by the second girl's answer \r<BR>\n" );
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