document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1117387>Question 1117387</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I cant believe how bad my brother is at growing things. He bought a whole bunch of plants at the nursery the other day, right away five died. then our dog dug up 2/9 of them. out of the remaining plants half of them died pretty soon afterword then a rabbit came and ate half of what was left and half a plant more. my brother only had three plants left then how many did he buy at the nursery?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "This is what I have so far:5 died 2/9 dug up (so 7/9 left) 1/2 died (so 1/2 left) 1/2 eaten (so 1/2 left) and 1/2 a plant eaten \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "can you please write the solution out step by step </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #732454 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=732454\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I cant believe how bad my brother is at growing things. He bought a whole bunch of plants at the nursery the other day, right away five died. then our dog dug up 2/9 of them. out of the remaining plants half of them died pretty soon afterword then a rabbit came and ate half of what was left and half a plant more. my brother only had three plants left then how many did he buy at the nursery? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is what I ha]ve so far:5 died 2/9 dug up (so 7/9 left) 1/2 died (so 1/2 left) 1/2 eaten (so 1/2 left) and 1/2 a plant eaten <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bought:: x plants<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7/9)(x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)[(7/9)(x-5)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)^2[(7/9)(x-5)]-(1/2) = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/4)(7/9)(x-5)] = 3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7/36)(x-5) = 7/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/36)(x-5) = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5 = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: x = 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---------- </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );