document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1063263>Question 1063263</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the delivery sheet shows that you should have 6 crates of bread, each containing 12 loaves, how many loaves of bread short are you if only 3 crates are delivered? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 12 loaves in one crate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 24 (=2*12) loaves in two crates.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 36 (=3*12) loaves in three crates.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 72 (=6*12) loaves in 6 crates (just 6 times the one crate scenario).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In general, if you have N crates, you have 12*N loaves.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 3 crates are delivered, that means you are 6-3=3 crates short.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you are 3*12 = 36 loaves short.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this makes sense to you.  The important part here is to recognize that the number of loaves is directly related to the number of crates.   <BR>\n" );
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