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 #73335 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=73335\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ((X/8)+.5(X-X/8)+2/7(X-X/8)+25=X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X/8+.5(7X/8)+2/7(7X/8)+25=X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X/8+3.5X/8+2X/8+25=X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+3.5X+2X)/8+25=X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.5X/8-X=-25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6.5X-8X)/8=-25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2.5X/8=-25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2.5X=-25*8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2.5X=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=-200/-2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=80 THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COINS SHE HAD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80*1/8=10 SHE GAVE T MOTHER. LEAVING HER 80-10=70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70*.5=35  SHE GAVE TO HER BROTHER. LEAVING HER 70-35=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35*2/7=10 SHE GAVE TO HER DAD. LEAVIN HER WITH 25 COINS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+35+10+25=80 COINS.  </SPAN>\n" );
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