document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1188617>Question 1188617</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Patrick bought a bag of sweets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/8 of the sweets were apple-flavoured and the rest were<BR>\n" );
document.write( "strawberry-flavoured.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After giving away 8/9 of the apple-flavoured sweets and 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "strawberry-flavoured sweets to his friends, he had 1/12 of the sweets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "left.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Patrick paid $0.20 for each sweet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much did Patrick pay for the bag of sweets at first? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #819746 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=819746\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Patrick bought a bag of sweets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let s = original number of sweet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/8 of the sweets were apple-flavoured and the rest were strawberry-flavoured.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >s = no. of apple flavored<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >s = no. of  strawberry flavored<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After giving away 8/9 of the apple-flavoured sweets and 42 strawberry-flavoured<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sweets to his friends, he had 1/12 of the sweets left.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " he had (1/9)s left therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >s) + (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >s - 42) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F72 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F72\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >s + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >s = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >s + 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Common denominator is 24, rearrange to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >s = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "get rid of the denominator, multiply b 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14s = 1008<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 1008/14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 72 sweets originally<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Patrick paid $0.20 for each sweet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much did Patrick pay for the bag of sweets at first?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "72 * .20 = $14.40<BR>\n" );
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