document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1059087>Question 1059087</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 2/3 full container of coal weighs 925 pounds. When the container is 5/12 full of coal, it weighs 625 pounds. How many pounds does the container weigh? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #674243 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=674243\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This could be better understood solving in two parts.  First, what is the amount of coal if the container were full?  Call this number, M.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Difference between twothirds full and five-twelths full is 300 pound difference.  See <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=925pounds-625pounds=300pounds ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"925pounds-625pounds=300pounds\"   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=%282%2F3-5%2F12%29M=300 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F3-5%2F12%29M=300\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-----main starting equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%282%2F3-5%2F12%29M=12%2A300 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%282%2F3-5%2F12%29M=12%2A300\"   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=%288-5%29M=12%2A300 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288-5%29M=12%2A300\"   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=3M=12%2A300 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3M=12%2A300\"   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=highlight%28M=1200%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28M=1200%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------the weight of just the coal IF container were full.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<u>SECOND PART</u>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much coal is in the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > full container?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F3%29%2A1200=800%2Apounds ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F3%29%2A1200=800%2Apounds\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-----The reason that the container with the coal is heavier is, that the container AND the coal weigh more than just either of them alone.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ContainerWithCoal-JustTheCoal=JustTheContainer ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ContainerWithCoal-JustTheCoal=JustTheContainer\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The container alone weighs 125 pounds. </SPAN>\n" );
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