document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1190672>Question 1190672</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mark bought some milk bars. He ate 5 milk bars and divided the rest into 3 equal shares. She gave 1 share and 6 more milk bars to Mary. She was left with 14 milk bars. How many milk bars did Mark buy at first? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The other tutor misread the problem.  The 14 milk bars is the number Mark was left with -- not the number he gave to Mary.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = original number of milk bars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5 = number after he ate 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5)/3 = one share<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5)/3+6 = number he gave to Mary<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number he is left with (14) is the original number, minus the 5 he ate, minus the number he gave to Mary:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14+=+%282%2F3%29%28x-5%29-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14+=+%282%2F3%29%28x-5%29-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: He started with 35 milk bars<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "start with 35; eat 5; 30 left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 divided into 3 equal shares is 10 for each share<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number he gave to Mary was one share (10) plus 6 more = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number he has left at the end: 30-16 = 14<br><BR>\n" );
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