document.write( "Question 1195907: Meg is given 30 dollars by Nelson.
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document.write( "At the beginning, Meg had x dollars; Nelson had 4x dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "After giving,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x - 30 = (x+30) + 10.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x - 30 = x + 40\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x - x  = 40 + 30\r\n" );
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document.write( "       3x   =   70\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x   =   70/3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER and DIAGNOSIS.  The solution is not integer number of cents, \r\n" );
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