document.write( "Question 961661: If each employee in a certain bank will be given three ball pens from the available supply, one of them would have to be satisfied with only two. But if each employee will be given two ball pens, 8 ball pens would remain. How many ball pens are available? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let $\"+n+\"$ = the number of employees
\n" ); document.write( "The number of pens when they are given
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3+\"$ pens each is: $\"+3n+-+1+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The number of pens when they are given
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2+\"$ pens each is: $\"+2n+%2B+8+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "It's the same number of pens each case, so
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3n+-+1+=+2n+%2B+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+=+9+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "There are $\"+9+\"$ employees
\n" ); document.write( "The number of pens is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3n+-+1+=+3%2A9+-+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3n+-+1+=+26+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "There are 26 pens available
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2n+%2B+8+=+26+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2n+=+18+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+=+9+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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