document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058252>Question 1058252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> mark and linda had 90 sweets altogether. after mark ate 1/3 of his sweets and linda ate 25 sweets. they had an equal number of sweet left. how many sweet did each of them have at first? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Start::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mark had x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Linda had 90-x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mark had (2/3)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Linda had 90-x-25 = 65-x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/3)x = 65-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 195 - 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 195<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 39 (Mark had originally)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90-x = 51 (Linda had originally)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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