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document.write( "there were some pears in box a and b. When 1/3 of the pears from a were taken out, a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "nd 5/9 were taken out from b there was an equal number of pears in both boxes. If 84 pears were<BR>\n" );
document.write( "taken out, how many were in both boxes at the start.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there were some pears in box a and b. When 1/3 of the pears from a were taken out, a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "nd 5/9 were taken out from b there was an equal number of pears in both boxes. If 84 pears were<BR>\n" );
document.write( "taken out, how many were in both boxes at the start.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Thanks<BR>\n" );
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