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document.write( "Howard had 40% more stickers than ivan .Howard gave away some stickers and the number decreased by 60%. Both had a total of 468 stickers in the end.  How many did Howard give away. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the number Ivan had<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 1.4x is the number Howard had<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Howard gave away 60% of his, so he had 40% of his original number left:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(.4)(1.4x) = .56x = number Howard had at the end<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together they had 468 stickers at the end:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+.56x = 468<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.56x = 468<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 468/1.56 = 300<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "number Ivan had: x = 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number Howard had originally: 1.4x = 420<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number Howard gave away: .6(1.4x) = .84x = .84(300) = 252<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 252<br><BR>\n" );
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