document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1098358>Question 1098358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28% of the paperclips in a box are purple.the rest sre blue and black in the ratio 13:5.if there are 102 more blue than black, how many blue and black are altogether. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #712795 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=712795\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is probably a typo somewhere,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "because there seem to be some broken paperclips in that box.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To calculate the answer, I do not care about the purple paperclips.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All I care about is that the ratio of blue to black paperclips is 13:5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means that there are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > blue paperclips and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > black ones,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for some positive number <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13x%2B5x=18x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13x%2B5x=18x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > black and blue paperclips altogether,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13x-5x=8x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13x-5x=8x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > more blue paperclips than black paperclips.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It turns out that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x=102 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x=102\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=102%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=102%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18x=18%2A102%2F8=229.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18x=18%2A102%2F8=229.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the number v of blue and black paperclips altogether.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that I have a crazy answer,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can have some fun calculating more crazy numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=102%2F8=12.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=102%2F8=12.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of black paperclips is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x=5%2A12.75=63.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x=5%2A12.75=63.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of blue paperclips is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13x=13%2A12.75=165.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13x=13%2A12.75=165.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of purple paperclips is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=229.5%2A%28%2228%25%22%2F%28%22100%25%22-%2228%25%22%29%29=229.5%2A28%2F72=89.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"229.5%2A%28%2228%25%22%2F%28%22100%25%22-%2228%25%22%29%29=229.5%2A28%2F72=89.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the total number of paperclips in the box is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=89.25%2B63.75%2B165.75=318.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"89.25%2B63.75%2B165.75=318.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > . </SPAN>\n" );
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