document.write( "Question 103236: It's been a long time since I've done Algebra and I don't know how to help my daughter with this one....\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A banana contains 3 more milligrams (mg) of calcium than an apple and 40 mg of calcium less than an orange. How much calcium is there in an orange if it contains the same amount as 5 apples and a banana.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I'd like to see how this is written out in equation form....not just get the answer.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #75084 by scott8148(6628)\"\" \"About 
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B=A+3 ... B=®-40 ... A=®-43\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "®=5A+B ... substituting for A and B gives ®=5(®-43)+(®-40)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "®=5®-215+®-40 ... ®=6®-255 ... 255=5® ... 51=®
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