document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1078361>Question 1078361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Box A has 128 apples more than Box B. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Marcus moved 25% of the apples from Box A to Box B. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, he moved 1/8 of the apples in Box B to an empty Box C. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the end, Box C had 149 apples less than the remaining apples in Box A. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. Find the number of apples in Box C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. Find the number of apples in Box A at first.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #692853 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=692853\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of apples in the respective boxes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at the 1st step<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+b+%2B+128+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+b+%2B+128+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "C has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "-------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+-+.25a+=+.75a+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+-+.25a+=+.75a+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.75a+=+.75%2A%28+b+%2B+128+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.75a+=+.75%2A%28+b+%2B+128+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+%2B+.25%2A%28+b+%2B+128+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+%2B+.25%2A%28+b+%2B+128+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1.25b+%2B+32+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1.25b+%2B+32+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "C has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.75a+=+.75%2A%28+b+%2B+128+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.75a+=+.75%2A%28+b+%2B+128+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%287%2F8+%29%2A%28+1.25b+%2B+32+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%287%2F8+%29%2A%28+1.25b+%2B+32+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "C has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+1.25b+%2B+32+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+1.25b+%2B+32+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "------------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After this step,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+1.25b+%2B+32+%29+=+%283%2F4%29%2A%28+b+%2B+128+%29+-149+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+1.25b+%2B+32+%29+=+%283%2F4%29%2A%28+b+%2B+128+%29+-149+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1.25b+%2B+32+=+6%2A%28+b+%2B+128+%29+-+1192+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1.25b+%2B+32+=+6%2A%28+b+%2B+128+%29+-+1192+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1.25b+%2B+32+=+6b+%2B+768+-+1192+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1.25b+%2B+32+=+6b+%2B+768+-+1192+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4.75b+=+1192+%2B+32+-+768+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4.75b+=+1192+%2B+32+-+768+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4.75b+=+456+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4.75b+=+456+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+96+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+96+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of apples in box C is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+1.25b+%2B+32+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+1.25b+%2B+32+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+1.25%2A96+%2B+32+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+1.25%2A96+%2B+32+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+120+%2B+32+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+120+%2B+32+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F8%29%2A152+=+19+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F8%29%2A152+=+19+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "C has 19 apples at the end<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the original number of apples in box A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.75a+=+.75%2A%28+b+%2B+128+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.75a+=+.75%2A%28+b+%2B+128+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.75a+=+.75%2A%28+96+%2B+128+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.75a+=+.75%2A%28+96+%2B+128+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.75a+=+.75%2A224+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.75a+=+.75%2A224+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+224+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+224+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There were 224 apples in box A to start with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "===================================<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check the answers:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st step:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+b+%2B+128+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+b+%2B+128+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+96+%2B+128+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+96+%2B+128+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+224+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+224+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+96+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+96+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "--------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd step:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.75a+=+.75%2A224+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.75a+=+.75%2A224+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.75a+=+168+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.75a+=+168+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1.25b+=+1.25%2A96+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1.25b+=+1.25%2A96+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1.25b+=+120+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1.25b+=+120+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "---------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd step:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A has:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.75a+=+168+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.75a+=+168+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B has:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%287%2F8+%29%2A%28+1.25b+%2B+32+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%287%2F8+%29%2A%28+1.25b+%2B+32+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%287%2F8+%29%2A%28+1.25%2A96+%2B+32+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%287%2F8+%29%2A%28+1.25%2A96+%2B+32+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%287%2F8%29%2A%28+120+%2B+32+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%287%2F8%29%2A%28+120+%2B+32+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%287%2F8%29%2A152+=+133+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%287%2F8%29%2A152+=+133+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C has:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+1.25b+%2B+32+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+1.25b+%2B+32+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+1.25%2A96+%2B+32+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F8%29%2A%28+1.25%2A96+%2B+32+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F8%29%2A152+=+19+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F8%29%2A152+=+19+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "------------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The totals must be the same at<BR>\n" );
document.write( "start and finish<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+224+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+224+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+96+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+96+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total = 320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After step C:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+168+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+168+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+133+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+133+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+19+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+19+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total = 320 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK\r<BR>\n" );
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