document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025897>Question 1025897</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A total of m matches are needed to fill 30  match boxes with the same number of matches in each box<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many matches are in each box?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 3 fewer matches are put into each box , there are  enough for 32 boxes .What is the value of m?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #641217 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=641217\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when 30 are filled in each box m/30 is the number of boxes =30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when 30-3=27 are filled then number of boxes = m/27 =32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m/27 - m/30 = 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30m-27m = 2*27*30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3m = 1620\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m= 540<BR>\n" );
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