document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1140709>Question 1140709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you please help me to solve it in a equation method.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "luke had 22 more stickers than mike at first. mike gave 13 of his stickers to luke. Luke now has 4 times as many stickers as mike.How many stickers did mike have at first?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you so much! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In the beginning, Luke had 22 more than Mike:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x = # Mike has to start<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then x+22 = # Luke has to start<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Mike gave Luke 13; so Luke has 13 more than before and Mike has 13 less:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+22)+13 = x+35 = # Luke now has<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-13 = # Mike now has<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now Luke has 4 times as many as Mike:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve using basic algebra.... </SPAN>\n" );
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