document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=113175>Question 113175</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Shelly's book collection has B books. Every week she reads, and gets rid of 15 books. Every 2 weeks she goes to a book sale and buys 36 books. What is the expression for her book collection count? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the number of weeks from now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of books = B - 15x + (x/2)36<BR>\n" );
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