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document.write( "there were 160 paperclips in 4 boxes A B C D. 12 paperclips were transfered from A to B. 1/3 of the paperclips in B were transferred to C. 17 paperclips from D were transferred to C. Each of the boxes then had an equal number of paperclips.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how many were in each box at first.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 52 I worked that out same as book<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=57 I worked that out same as book<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B =book says 48 me 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=book says 3 me 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C=book says 3 me 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/3(b+12)=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(b+12)=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b+12=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3(48+12)+17+c=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60/3+17+c=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "37+c=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=3 </SPAN>\n" );
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