document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1011462>Question 1011462</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each day, Sam the dog drinks half of the water remaining in his bowl. His owner adds another 200 mL of water to the bowl. There was 500 mL of water in the bowl at the end of Thursday. How much water was in the bowl at the start of Wednesday? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #627100 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=627100\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The wording of this question is not clear, so I will use my interpretation.  It matters when the water is added. I will assume the water was added at the end of the day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=start<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2 left after drinking.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2 +200 after water added.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/4 +100 after drinking half<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200 added<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Has x/4+300=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/4=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=800 ml  ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "drank 400 and 200 was added<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thursday starts with 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "drank 300 and added 200.  That is 500. </SPAN>\n" );
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