document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200904>Question 1200904</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are some apples in three boxes. A, B and C. 40% of the number of apples in Box A is equal to 25% of the number of apples in Box B. The number of apples in Box C is 1/3 the number of apples in Box B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Express the number of apples in Box C as a fraction of the number of apples<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in Box A.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) If 1/2 of the apples in Box B are removed and placed into Box C, there will be 380<BR>\n" );
document.write( "apples in Box C. How many apples are there in Box A? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #835133 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=835133\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Description seems to put in terms of box B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A, B and C. 40% of the number of apples in Box A is equal to 25% of the number of apples in Box B. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of apples in Box C is 1/3 the number of apples in Box B.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " B       b\r\n" );
document.write( " C       <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANOTHER way to show this is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BOX\r\n" );
document.write( " A        a\r\n" );
document.write( " B       3c\r\n" );
document.write( " C       c\r\n" );
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document.write( " Express the number of apples in Box C as a fraction of the number of apples<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in Box A.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 1/2 of the apples in Box B are removed and placed into Box C, there will be 380 apples in box C.<BR>\n" );
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