document.write( "Question 1126557: A glass is
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let x = the amount of orange juice in a full glass.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "95 = 4/5 * x - 1/6 * x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "multiply 4/5 * 6/6 and multiply 1/6 * 5/5 and the equation becomes:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "95 = 24/30 * x - 5/30 * x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "30/19 * 95 = 30/19 * 19/30 * x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "30/19 * 95 = x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solution is that the volume of the glass is 150 cubic centimeters.\r
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