document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1193945>Question 1193945</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ken had some big and small packets of flour. The amount of flour in a big packet was 4 times as much as the amount of flour in a small packet. If he repacked 2 big packets of flour into small packets, he would have 16 small packets of flour altogether. If he continued to repack the remaining big packets of flour into small packets, he would have 36 packets of flour altogether.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) What was the total number of small packets and big packets of flour Ken had? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) The difference between the total amount of flour in the big packets and small packets is 10 kg. Find the amount of flour in a big packet?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #826036 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=826036\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 L=16S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=8S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4L=32S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "he needs to have 4 other S packets to make 36 packets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So he started with 4 L and 4 S.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L-S=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=4S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 3S=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=10/3 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=40/3 kg, the answer </SPAN>\n" );
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