document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=957349>Question 957349</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> David counted the birds in his garden. 1/3 of the birds were cockatoos and 1/4 were pigeons. He saw 6 more cockatoos than pigeons. How many birds did David see? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of birds he saw<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29x=%281%2F4%29x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29x=%281%2F4%29x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply each side by 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x=3x%2B72 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x=3x%2B72\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 3x from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=72 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=72\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ANSWER: David saw 72 birds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
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