document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1078161>Question 1078161</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Latrice and Meagan are collecting coins. Latrice doubled her coin collection  the first month, and then added 200 coins to her collection the second  month. Meagan added 85 coins to her collection the first week, and then doubled her total the second week. Now Latrice and Meagan have the  same number of coins. Did they begin with the same number of coins? Explain.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #692633 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</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=692633\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If each started with the same number of coins, x, then x must be a WHOLE NUMBER ( x must be positive and integer).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Latrice would have  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > coins.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Meagan would have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B85%2B%28x%2B85%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B85%2B%28x%2B85%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > coins.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The description states that these coins counts were equal.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Will this equation when solved show that x is a whole number? </SPAN>\n" );
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