document.write( "Question 1123907: One day, Kramer entered Jerry’s house 6 times more than George. If the difference between them is 15, how many times did George enter Jerry’s house. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "If to understand your condition LITERALLY, then the solution and the answer is absurdist. It is 2.5,  as Alan showed you in his solution.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The reason is that the phrase  \r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"Kramer entered Jerry’s house 6 times more than George\"  \r\n" );
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document.write( "in English  means / (is EQUIVALENT to)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"Kramer entered Jerry’s house 7 times as many as George\" .\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is no doubt, your intention was to say \r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"Kramer entered Jerry’s house 6 times as many as George\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the solution is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    6x - x = 15,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5x = 15  =====>   x = 3   (ANSWER)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It is VERY COMMON error for those for whom English is not native language.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    In English,  this form works in TOTALLY DIFFERENT way than in many other languages !\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It is a joke, of course.\r\n" );
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