document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134419>Question 1134419</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two boxes contained 155 lb of flour. If you take 20 lb from the first and add it to the second, the first box will contain 12/19 of what is now in the second. What amount of flour was originally in each box? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You can solve it &nbsp;<U>MENTALLY</U>, &nbsp;without using equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After exchange, the total mass of 155 lb consists of 12 + 19 = 31 equal parts.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Each part is then  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=155%2F31 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"155%2F31\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5 lb.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, after exchange, there are  12*5 = 60 lb in the first box and  19*5 = 95 lb in the second box.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, BEFORE exchange, there were 60+20 = 80 lb in the first box and 95-20 = 75 lb in the second box.    <U>ANSWER</U>\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solved.\r<BR>\n" );
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