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document.write( "A breeder sold half of his horses,then sold another 2. He then sold of his remaining horses then another 2. He then had 1 horse left. How many did he have at first. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He then sold half of his remaining horses then another 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " He then had 1 horse left.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many did he have at first<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = no. of horses originally<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"A breeder sold half of his horses, then sold another 2.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x - (.5x+2) = .5x-2 left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"He then sold HALF of his remaining horses then another 2.\" (Edited to make sense)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"He then had 1 horse left\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5x-2 - (.5(.5x-2) + 2) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5x -2 - (.25x - 1 + 2) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5x - 2 - .25x + 1 - 2 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5x - .25x - 2 - 1 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25x - 3 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25x = 3 + 1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x = 4 * 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x = 16 horses\r<BR>\n" );
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