document.write( "Question 1188835: Henry has two less than one-third as many matchbox cars as Jonah. Micah has four more than twice as many matchbox cars as Jonah. If the three boys have 82 matchbox cars, how many cars does Jonah have? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #820017 by josgarithmetic(39618) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Assign a variable to the number of matchbox cars that Jonah has, follow the description literally and form the described expressions and equation. Solve!\r
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document.write( "Henry           (j/3)-2\r\n" );
document.write( "Jonah            j\r\n" );
document.write( "Micah            2j+4\r\n" );
document.write( "SUM              82\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"j%2F3-2%2Bj%2B2j%2B4=82\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"j%2F3%2B3j%2B2=82\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"j%2F3%2B3j=80\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"j%2B9j=240\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"10j=240\"$ \r
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