document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1186176>Question 1186176</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mrs Thomas baked 3 types of cookies for sale.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "She baked 24 more walnut cookies than cashew nut cookies.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "She baked 48 more cashew nut cookies than almond cookies\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mrs Thomas then sold 2/3 of the walnut cookies, 3/4 of the cashew nut cookies and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 of the almond cookies. She had 140 cookies left at the end of the sale.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many walnut cookies did Mrs Thomas bake? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Mrs Thomas baked 3 types of cookies for sale.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "She baked 24 more walnut cookies than cashew nut cookies.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "She baked 48 more cashew nut cookies than almond cookies\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mrs Thomas then sold 2/3 of the walnut cookies, 3/4 of the cashew nut cookies and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 of the almond cookies. She had 140 cookies left at the end of the sale.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many walnut cookies did Mrs Thomas bake?<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 of walnut be W\r\n" );
document.write( "Then number of cashew = W - 24\r\n" );
document.write( "Number of almond: W - 24 - 48 = W - 72\r\n" );
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document.write( "After selling <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the walnut, she had <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > left\r\n" );
document.write( "After selling ¾ of the cashew, she had ¼ * (W - 24) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F4+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F4+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > left\r\n" );
document.write( "After selling ½ of the almond, she had ½ * (W  -  72), or ½W - 36 left\r\n" );
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document.write( "We then get: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%282%2C3%2C+W%2F3+%2B+W%2F4+-+6+%2B+%281%2F2%29W++-++36%2C+%22=%22%2C+140%2C+W%2F3+%2B+W%2F4+%2B+%281%2F2%29W%2C+%22=%22%2C+182%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r\n" );
document.write( "                   4W + 3W + 6W = 12(182) -------- Multiplying by LCD, 12\r\n" );
document.write( "                            13W = 12(182)\r\n" );
document.write( "Number of walnut sold, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C7%2C+W%2C+%22=%22%2C+12%28182%29%2F13%2C+%22=%22%2C+12%2814%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+168%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></PRE> </SPAN>\n" );
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