document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=111555>Question 111555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Raising rabbits.  Before Roland sold two female rabbits, half of his rabbits were female.  After the sale, only one-third of his rabbits were female.  If x represents his original number of rabbits, then \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2x-2=1/3(x-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #81477 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=81477\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x=original number of rabbits\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then x/2=original number of female  rabbits<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and x/2=original number of male rabbits\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After he sells two female rabbits, he has 1/3(x-2) female rabbits left\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the way I see it is as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of female rabbits after the sale {(1/3)(x-2)} plus the number of male rabbits (x/2) equals the original number of rabbits less 2 (the females that he sold):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3(x-2)+(x/2)=x-2 simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/3)x-(2/3)+(x/2)=x-2  multiply each term by 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-4+3x=6x-12 simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-4=6x-12 subtract 6x from and add 4 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-6x-4+4=6x-6x-12+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=-8 multiply each term by -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=8 original number of rabbits\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Original number of females=x/2=8/2=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Give away 2, then Roland has 2 females left and 4 males left for a total of 6 rabbits and 1/3 of them, or 2, are females.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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