document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=977891>Question 977891</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There were 225 chicos in box A and 31 chicos in box B. when an equal number of chicos are added in each box the number of chicos in box A was three times that in box B. how many chicos were added in each box?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Make the number of chicos added to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "box A and B = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Box A + x) = 3(Box B + x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(225 + x) = 3(31 + x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remove brackets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225 + x = 93 + 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 3x = 93 - 225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x = -132<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 132<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the number of chicos added to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "each of the boxes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225 + 66 = 3(31 + 66)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "291 = 3(97)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "291 = 291<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps:-) </SPAN>\n" );
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