document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=91834>Question 91834</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jaimie was trying to count the number of cookies at the party.  One-half were chocolate chip, 12 were peanut butter, one-third were oatmeal.  How many cookies did she count? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Jaimie was trying to count the number of cookies at the party.  One-half were chocolate chip, 12 were peanut butter, one-third were oatmeal.  How many cookies did she count?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume that,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total number of cookies = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then number of chocolate chip = one-half of x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Peanut butter = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Oatmeal = one-third = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As per the question,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%2F2+%2B+12+%2B+x%2F3+=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%2F2+%2B+12+%2B+x%2F3+=+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply throughout with 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6%2A+%28x%2F2%29+%2B+6%2A+12+%2B+6%2A%28x%2F3%29++=+6+%2A+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6%2A+%28x%2F2%29+%2B+6%2A+12+%2B+6%2A%28x%2F3%29++=+6+%2A+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3x+%2B+72+%2B+2x+=+6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3x+%2B+72+%2B+2x+=+6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3x+%2B+2x+%2B+72++=+6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3x+%2B+2x+%2B+72++=+6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " ==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5x+%2B+72++=+6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5x+%2B+72++=+6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 5x from both sides...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 5x + 72 - 5x   = 6x - 5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 72 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is ...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total number of cookies = 72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you found the explanation useful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Praseena.\r<BR>\n" );
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