document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1177634>Question 1177634</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are returning from the farm with a bag full of oranges. On the way, your friend Sammy begged and you gave him one third. On reaching home, you gave a quarter of the remaining oranges in the bag to your mother and had 24 left. How many oranges did you have in the bag to begin with? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "after Sammy, there were 2x/3 oranges<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x/3)*(3/4)=24, multiplying by 3/4, since you gave away a quarter of them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x/12=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=48 oranges<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you gave 16 to Sammy and had 32 left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You gave a quarter of 32 (8) to your mother and had 24 left. </SPAN>\n" );
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