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document.write( "A piece of metal 1/3 plus 24 oz. is brass, and 3/4 minus 42 oz. is copper.  Determine weight of metal piece.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The statement indicates the problem using letters is a \"general solution\" for all examples of the same kind.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A piece of metal 1/3 plus 24 oz. is brass, and 3/4 minus 42 oz. is copper. <BR>\n" );
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