document.write( "Question 1148333: Emily made some pies to sell at the fair. She sold 3/5 of the them in the morning. In the afternoon, she sold 1/10 more. At the end of the day, she had 36 pies left over. How many pies did she start with?
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document.write( "Let x = number of pies she started with.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then from the condition, you have this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x -  -  = 36.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To solve it, multiply both sides by 10.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    10x - 6x - x = 360\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x = 360\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x = 360/3 = 120.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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