document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182803>Question 1182803</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I took a math assessment and had difficulty solving the following problem:  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Diana and James were selling tickets for their upcoming softball game.  James sold 20% more than Diana. If they sold 55 tickets total, how many tickets did each of them sell?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not know the steps to solve this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My email address is docmaine@yahoo.com </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I took a math assessment and had difficulty solving the following problem:  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Diana and James were selling tickets for their upcoming softball game.  James sold 20% more than Diana. If they sold 55 tickets total, how many tickets did each of them sell?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not know the steps to solve this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My email address is docmaine@yahoo.com<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Let number that Diana sold be D<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then James sold 1.2D<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With both selling 55, we get: D + 1.2D = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                  2.2D = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "              Number Diana sold, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C5%2C+D%2C+%22=%22%2C+55%2F2.2%2C%22=%22%2C+25%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C5%2C+D%2C+%22=%22%2C+55%2F2.2%2C%22=%22%2C+25%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "              Number James sold: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C7%2C+1.2D%2C+%22=%22%2C+1.2%2825%29%2C+%22or%22%2C+55+-+25%2C%22=%22%2C+30%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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