document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129133>Question 1129133</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> three girls share a packet of sweet. the first received 2/5 of the sweets. the second received 5/9 of the remainder and the third got 8 sweets.how many sweet were in the packet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " the second received 5/9 of the remainder and the third got 8 sweets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how many sweet were in the packet? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let a = total amt of sweets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "change 2/5 to .4, simplify dealing with fractions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = .4a + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(a-.4a) + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = .4a + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(.6a) + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply equation by 9 to get rid of the denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9a = 9(.4a) + 5(.6a) + 9(8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9a = 3.6a + 3a  + 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9a = 6.6a + 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9a - 6.6a = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.4a = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 72/2.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 30 sweets in the packet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See if that checks out<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * 30 = 12 for the 1st girl<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * 18 = 10 for the 2nd girl (subtracted 12 from the total)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd girl: 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total 30\r<BR>\n" );
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