document.write( "Question 1058254: 3/5 of the balls in a basket are white, 1/3 of them are orange and the rest are purple. there are 176 more white balls than purple balls. how many balls are there in the basket altogether?\r
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3/5 of the balls in a basket are white, 1/3 of them are orange and the rest are purple. there are 176 more white balls than purple balls. how many balls are there in the basket altogether?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let \"x\" be the number in the basket.
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\n" ); document.write( "white:: (3/5)x
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\n" ); document.write( "white = purple + 176
\n" ); document.write( "purple:: (3/5)x-176
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "white + orange + purple = x
\n" ); document.write( "(3/5)x + (1/3)x + (3/5)x - 176 = x
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\n" ); document.write( "(1/3)x + (6/5)x = x + 176
\n" ); document.write( "5x + 18x = 15x + 15*176
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\n" ); document.write( "8x = 15*176
\n" ); document.write( "x = 15*22
\n" ); document.write( "x = 330 (# in the basket
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