document.write( "Question 1186779: Gregory and dMarie went picking strawberries. Gregory picked 28 fewer strawberries than dMarie did. Together, they picked 196 strawberries. How many strawberries did dMarie pick?
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document.write( "    Gregory   + Marie = 196\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (M - 28)  +   M   = 196\r\n" );
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document.write( "        2M - 28       = 196\r\n" );
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document.write( "        2M            = 196 + 28\r\n" );
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document.write( "        2M            = 224\r\n" );
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document.write( "         M            = 224/2 = 112.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER. M picked 112 strawberries.\r\n" );
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