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document.write( "     + 36 +  = x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply all the terms by 7\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2x + 36*7 + 2x = 7x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    36*7           = 7x - 2x - 2x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    36*7           = 3x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    12*7           = x\r\n" );
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document.write( "       x           = 84.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  At first, she had  84  sweets.\r\n" );
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