document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1177029>Question 1177029</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Kate, Melissa, Ann and Jack shared a jar of biscuits. Kate took 30% of the biscuits and Melissa took 25% of the biscuits. Jack took the remaining 80 biscuits. Ann took 20 more biscuits than Melissa. What percentage of the biscuits did Ann take from the jar? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #805216 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=805216\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not sure if assigning a variable to \"what percentange did Ann take\" is the easiest or best way, but\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b, number of biscuits initially in the jar\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PERSON           BISCUITS TAKEN\r\n" );
document.write( "Kate               0.3b\r\n" );
document.write( "Melissa            0.25b\r\n" );
document.write( "Jack              80\r\n" );
document.write( "Ann                0.25b+20\r\n" );
document.write( "SUM                 b\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this equation to find how many biscuits were in the jar at the start:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once b is found, get Ann's percentage of biscuits according to<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "500 biscuits in the jar?  Maybe these are small cookies in a very big jar. </SPAN>\n" );
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