document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=946624>Question 946624</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Please help - its my daughters math and I can not figure this out to help her!! Thanks!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sergio walked to and from school  on 3/5 of the days in one month. He got a ride to school on &#8542; of remaining days. On the one remaining day he stayed home with a cold. How many school days were there that month? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #577499 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=577499\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Such common fractions as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > suggest that the month should be a nonprime value like 30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m, how many days in the month used.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(this part is poorly stated, but I leave it here anyway)----<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F5%29m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F5%29m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is for the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >of m remaining before the 1 day left still remaining.-----\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-----(this part makes good sense)-------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%282%2F5%29m-%287%2F8%29%28%282%2F5%29m%29=1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%282%2F5%29m-%287%2F8%29%28%282%2F5%29m%29=1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which required a thought process not easily expressed as steps in the mind.  Try to think what it says as shown, and when understood, solve for m.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8m-7m=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8m-7m=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This was very likely February which usually has 28 days, and if school is only 5 days per week, then the m=20 accounts as four weeks, therefore most likely February. </SPAN>\n" );
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