document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12959>Question 12959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bill gave one-third of his jellybeans to a friend, ate two-thirds of the remaining jellybeans, and had eight jellybeans left over. How many jellybeans did Bill have originally? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "at the end he was left with 8 jellybeans. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "before this he ate two thirds - this tells us that 8 equals one third, therefore he previosly had 24 jellybeans. (8*3=24)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if he gave one third to a friend then the remaining amount must be two thirds, therefore he began with 36 jellybeans. (24/2=12   12*3=36) </SPAN>\n" );
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