document.write( "Question 1077213: Mary and Betty went apple picking. Each time Mary picked 3 apples Betty picked 5 apples. At home the girls found out that Betty collected 16 more apples than Mary. How many apples did each girl pick? \n" ); document.write( "

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Mary and Betty went apple picking.
\n" ); document.write( " Each time Mary picked 3 apples Betty picked 5 apples.
\n" ); document.write( " At home the girls found out that Betty collected 16 more apples than Mary.
\n" ); document.write( " How many apples did each girl pick?
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\n" ); document.write( "let x = the multiplier
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "3x = no. of apples picked by Mary
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "5x = no. picked by Betty
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\n" ); document.write( "\" the girls found out that Betty collected 16 more apples than Mary.\"
\n" ); document.write( "5x - 3x = 16
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 16
\n" ); document.write( "x = 16/2
\n" ); document.write( "x = 8 is the multiplier
\n" ); document.write( "therefore
\n" ); document.write( "8(3) = 24 apples picked by Mary
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "8(5) = 40 apples picked by Betty \n" ); document.write( "

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