document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1141630>Question 1141630</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Harold phone 36 apps, 4/9 of which are games. He downloads more games( and no other apps) so that 2/3 of the apps on his phone are now now games. How many games did he download?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4/9 of 36 is 16; so he originally had 16 games and 20 other apps.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He adds more games and no other apps, after which 2/3 of the apps are games.  So<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve using basic algebra....<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or try solving using logical reasoning instead of formal algebra; something like this:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 20 apps on his phone that are not games.  After he adds the additional game apps, those 20 other apps are now 1/3 of the total (because 2/3 are now games).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3 of the total being 20 apps means the total number of apps is now 3*20 = 60.  And since he originally had a total of 36 apps, the number of game apps he added was 60-36 = 24. </SPAN>\n" );
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