document.write( "Question 1059833: It is a word problem. I really don't want the answer, I just want to know the steps in which to solve it. Thank you
\n" ); document.write( "1/3 of candidates who applied for a job were 25yrs or younger. 2/7 of the candidates were 50yrs old. If 84 people applied for the job , how many were between 25 and 50?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #674889 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+x+\" = people between 25 and 50
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\n" ); document.write( "\" 2/7 of the candidates were 50 yrs old OR OLDER \"
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