document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=100716>Question 100716</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Marilyn had a bag of gold coins. She gave 1/8 of them to her mother and then gave 1/2 of what was left to her brother. She then gave 2/7 of what left to her dad. If she then had 25 coins left, how many did she have originally? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #73326 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=73326\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x= what she started with.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*7/8=7x/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x/8*1/2=7x/16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x/16*2/7=14x/112<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14x/112=x/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 1/8 of what she started with=25 coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/8=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=25*8 multiply both sides times 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25*8=200 coins she started with.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ed\r<BR>\n" );
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