document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1163188>Question 1163188</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you help setup and solve this question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary went shopping and bought some pencils $1 each, notebooks $2 each and pens $3 each. If she spent a total of $12, how many of each item did she purchase?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer stated is 4 pencils, 1 notebook and 2 pens. I don't understand how they arrived at that answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Hello:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you help setup and solve this question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary went shopping and bought some pencils $1 each, notebooks $2 each and pens $3 each. If she spent a total of $12, how many of each item did she purchase?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer stated is 4 pencils, 1 notebook and 2 pens. I don't understand how they arrived at that answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">That's RIDICULOUS. One of the ways that that could be the CORRECT and ONLY answer is if the total number of pencils purchased was TWICE the number of pens purchased.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Otherwise, there are 7 possible combinations. You'll see these below.<BR>\n" );
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