document.write( "Question 1043733: How would I go about solving problems like this?
\n" ); document.write( "Carol shared graph paper with 3 friends. She game 1/4 to Willy, 1/3 to Sara and then 1/6 to to Marcy. Carol has 30 sheets remaining. How many did she start with?
\n" ); document.write( "The answer in the back of the book say 72 is the answer but I get 59 every time. \n" ); document.write( "
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How would I go about solving problems like this?
\n" ); document.write( "Carol shared graph paper with 3 friends. She game 1/4 to Willy, then
\n" ); document.write( "she gave (1/3) of the remaining to Sara and then she
\n" ); document.write( "gave 1/6 of the remaining to Marcy.
\n" ); document.write( "Carol has 30 sheets remaining. How many did she start with?
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\n" ); document.write( "Start:: x sheets
\n" ); document.write( "(1/4)x to Willy:: (3/4)x remaining
\n" ); document.write( "(1/3)(3/4)x to Sara = (1/4)x to Sara:: (1/2)x remaining
\n" ); document.write( "(1/6)(1/2)x) to Marcy = (1/12)x to Marcy:: (1/2 - 1/12)x = (5/12)x remaining
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(5/12)x = 30
\n" ); document.write( "x = 72
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\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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