document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1174031>Question 1174031</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tony collects football cards.  He has 123 cards now.  He gave his friend 9 cards.  Then he bought 5 more cards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  Write an equation to solve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.  How many cards did he start with?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.  How many cards does he have now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I believe this problem can be interpreted two different ways.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.  My Way: (123+9)-5=N  Teacher: (123-9)+5=N<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.  My Way: 132          Teacher:  119<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.  My Way: 123          Teacher:  123 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question would thus be vague at best and it is my opinion that my way would actually be more literally correct as the question turns on past tense verbs after stating specifically how many cards he has now.     \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Kindly advise. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Tony collects football cards. He has 123 cards now. He gave his friend 9 cards. Then he bought 5 more cards.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The description is fit with only one question, which is, how many did he start with?  Already given is he has \"123 cards now.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He started before \"now\" with N cards.<BR>\n" );
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