document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015925>Question 1015925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Anna has 10 more sheets of paper than Mary. Mary has 7 more sheets of paper than Caroline.They decide to split all of the paper between them equally. How many less sheets of paper would Anna have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "C=Caroline's sheets; M=Mary's sheets=C+7; A=Anna's sheets=M+10=C+17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total sheets=C+M+A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total sheets=C+(C+7)+(C+17)=3C+24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equal split=(3C+24)/3=C+8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each would have 8 more sheets than Caroline originally had.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since Anna originally had 17 more than Caroline originally had,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "she would have 9 fewer sheets.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: Anna would have 9 fewer sheets.<BR>\n" );
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