document.write( "Question 1139308: Last week Ava and John sold $1225 in goods if John sold three times more than Ava how much did Ava sell ? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x = how much did Ava sell (in dollars).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then John sold  4x,  according to the condition.\r\n" );
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document.write( "x + 4x = 1225\r\n" );
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document.write( "5x     = 1225\r\n" );
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document.write( " x     = 1225/5 = 245.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  245 dollars.\r\n" );
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