document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=13205>Question 13205</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help - my son and I can not even begin how to figure this out and we have spent the last 2 hours searching on math web sites.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is the problem:  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The gift shop placed an order for 42 t-shirts.  They ordered 3 times as many large t-shirts as small t-shirts and twice as many medium t-shirts as small t-shirts.  How many of each size did they order? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6620 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=usyim88hk><B>usyim88hk(158)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=usyim88hk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=6620\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We can set up equations to find out what the answer is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the number of small T-shirts the gift shop ordered<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 2x is equal to the number of medium T-shirts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 3x is equal to the number of large T-shirts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we know that there are 42 T-shirts in total, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x+3x = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we can add the xs up<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then divide both sides by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the number of small T-shirts is 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of medium T-shirts is 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the number of large T-shirts is 21 </SPAN>\n" );
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