document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1059356>Question 1059356</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need the formula for the following word problems; <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mallory has saved x half dollars. She has four times as many quarters as half-dollars. The total she saved is $61.50. How many half-dollars does she have? How many quarters does she have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tony, Dominic, and Joseph purchased a sub sandwich. Tony ate 1/4 of the pieces. Dominic and Joseph each ate 1/6 of the pieces. There are 5 pieces left. How many total pieces were there originally? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #674538 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=674538\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Mallory has x half dollars, then she has 4x quarters. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x+25(4x)=6150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150x=6150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mallory has 41 half-dollars and 164 quarters. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tony ate 1/4 of the pieces, and Dominic and Joseph  each ate 1/6th of the pieces, or 1/3 of the pieces. 1/4+1/3=3/12+4/12=7/12 represents the total amount of the sub eaten, leaving 5/12 of the sub left. If there are 5 equal pieces left, representing 5/12 of the original sandwich, then there were (5/12)/5, or 12 pieces originally. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786;<BR>\n" );
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