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document.write( "Jose sold 1/3 of his books and then bought 16 more. Now he has 36 books. How many books did he start with?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36 = 16 + 2/3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 - 16 = 2/3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 = 2/3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 = X \r<BR>\n" );
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