document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1178005>Question 1178005</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Al saves pennies. He agreed to give  4/9 of his pennies to Bev if she would give  4/9 of what she got from Al to Carl and if Carl in turn would give  4/9 of what he got from Bev to Dani.​ Bev, Carl, and Dani agreed and Dani received 448 pennies. How many pennies did Al have​ initially? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Al initially had x pennies.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bev got (4/9)x pennies from Al.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Carl got (4/9)((4/9)x) pennies from Bev.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dani got (4/9)((4/9)((4/9)x)) pennies from Carl.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of pennies Dani got was 448:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4/9)((4/9)((4/9)x)) = 448<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(64/729)x = 448<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 448*(729/64) = 7*729 = 5103<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Al had 5103 pennies<br><BR>\n" );
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