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document.write( "Arthur and Sam shared some cards. If Arthur gave 20 to Sam they would have the same number of cards.
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document.write( "If Sam gave Arthur 10 cards the ratio of cards Arthur had to Sam is 2 to 1. How many cards did Arthur have at the end.\r
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document.write( "My sons answer is 110 the textbook is 120.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #816323 by ikleyn(52778)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "Hi \n" ); document.write( "Arthur and Sam shared some cards. If Arthur gave 20 to Sam they would have the same number of cards. \n" ); document.write( "If Sam gave Arthur 10 cards the ratio of cards Arthur had to Sam is 2 to 1. How many cards did Arthur have at the end.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "My sons answer is 110 the textbook is 120.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thanks \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The question is posed INCORRECTLY in this problem.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "They really DID NOT make any change/exchange.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "All their changes/exchanges, described in the problem, were VIRTUAL, NOT real.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, it MAKES no SENSE to ask \" how many cards did Artur have at the end \".\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The only question which MAKES SENSE is \" how many cards does Artur have ?\"\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I can not believe, that a peer edited/reviewed textbook may have such FAULTY posed problem.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Do not forget to post your \" THANKS \" to me for my attentive reading and pointing you NONSENSE in this so called \" problem \". \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It is clear and it is OBVIOUS to me that the \" problem \" is recovered from a GARBAGE BIN source.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |