document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104612>Question 104612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a hard time with this problem. Can you help me?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mr. Bedell has 107 fiction books in his classrooom. Mr Bedell's fiction collection is 27 more than a third of his non-fiction collection. How many non-fiction books does Mr. Bedell have?     Thank you.. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #76132 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=76132\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr. Bedell has 107 fiction books in his classrooom. Mr Bedell's fiction collection is 27 more than a third of his non-fiction collection. How many non-fiction books does Mr. Bedell have? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let number of non-fiction books be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then # of fiction books is (1/3)x+27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/3)x+27 = 107<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/3)x = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 240 (# of non-fiction books)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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