document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1018996>Question 1018996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "luke has 13 finches now but yesterday he lost 3/4 of his finches.the day before that he gave 6 finches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "away and 2 days before that he purchased 2 pairs of gouldian finches. How many finches did he have before he bought the gouldians. I worked it to be 58 finches solution is 54 finches. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #635022 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=635022\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of fiinches he started with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He then bought 2 pairs, so he has<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+%2B+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+%2B+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > finches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He then gave 6 away, so he has:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+%2B+4+-+6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+%2B+4+-+6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then he lost 3/4 of the finches, so he has:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F4%29%2A%28+x+%2B+4+-+6+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F4%29%2A%28+x+%2B+4+-+6+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And now he has 13 finches so,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+1%2F4%29%2A%28+x+-+2+%29+=+13+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+1%2F4%29%2A%28+x+-+2+%29+=+13+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+-2+=+52+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+-2+=+52+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+54+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+54+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He started with 54 finches </SPAN>\n" );
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