document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=983407>Question 983407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there were pears and apples in a box.if 4 pears were taken out there woud be an equal number of pears and apples in the box.if 7 pears were taken out there would be 4/5 as many pears as apples in the box.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how many apples were there at first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how many pears were there at first\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a apples\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve that system for a and p.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tell if you find trouble doing that.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=15, <s>p=11</s> p=19 </SPAN>\n" );
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