document.write( "Question 1187488: Can anyone help please? It would be kindly appreciated, thanks!
\n" ); document.write( " Bobby, Edward and kelvin made a bottle of paper stars.
\n" ); document.write( " The number of paper stars Bobby made was 21 more than 1/4 the total number of paper stars
\n" ); document.write( "in the bottle.
\n" ); document.write( " The number of paper stars Edward made was 30 more than 1/4 of the remaining number of
\n" ); document.write( "paper stars in the bottle.
\n" ); document.write( " Kelvin made the remaining 114 paper stars.
\n" ); document.write( " How many paper stars did they make in all? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Can anyone help please? It would be kindly appreciated, thanks!
\n" ); document.write( " Bobby, Edward and kelvin made a bottle of paper stars.
\n" ); document.write( " The number of paper stars Bobby made was 21 more than 1/4 the total number of paper stars
\n" ); document.write( "in the bottle.
\n" ); document.write( " The number of paper stars Edward made was 30 more than 1/4 of the remaining number of
\n" ); document.write( "paper stars in the bottle.
\n" ); document.write( " Kelvin made the remaining 114 paper stars.
\n" ); document.write( " How many paper stars did they make in all?
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This doesn't have to be a NOVEL as the other person makes it out to be.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let number of stars made be N\r\n" );
document.write( "Then number Bobby made was: \r\n" );
document.write( "Remainder: \r\n" );
document.write( "Number Edward made: \r\n" );
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document.write( "Since Kelvin made 114, we get: \r\n" );
document.write( "                          16N - 4N - 3N = 135(16) + 99(4) ------ Multiplying by LCD, 16\r\n" );
document.write( "                                     9N = 135(4)(4) + 99(4)\r\n" );
document.write( "                                     9N = 540(4) + 99(4)\r\n" );
document.write( "                                     9N = 639(4)\r\n" );
document.write( "  Number of stars made, or

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