document.write( "Question 1042908: At a party, colas , squash and fruit juice were offered to guests. A fourth of the guests drank colas , a third drank squash , two fifths drank fruit juice and just three did not drink anything. How many guests were there in all ? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "x - 3 = \"x%2F4+%2B+x%2F3+%2B+%282x%29%2F5\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "x - 3 = \"%2815x%29%2F60+%2B+%2820x%29%2F60+%2B+%2824x%29%2F60\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "x - 3 = \"%28%2815%2B20%2B24%29x%29%2F60\" = \"%2859x%29%2F60\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%2F60\" = \"3\"  --->  x = 60*3 = 180.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. 180 guests.\r\n" );
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