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document.write( "Charlotte and Lydia shared cashew nuts in the ratio of 6:7.when Charlotte gave 36 nuts to Lydia the ratio of nuts Charlotte has to lydia is 9:17.how many nuts did Lydia have at first. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Charlotte had 6x nuts <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lydia had 7x nuts<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After the exchange::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Charlotte had 6x-36 nuts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lydia had 7x+36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-36/7x+36 = 9/17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17(6x-36) = 9(7x+36)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "102x - 17*36 = 63x + 9*36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "39x = 26*36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13x = 26*12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2*12 = 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: Charlotte had 6x = 6*24 = 144 nuts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lydia had 7x = 7*24 = 140+28 = 168 nuts<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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