document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204137>Question 1204137</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A printing press can produce 1,000 books per day. Each day, the number of books produced decreases by half of the previous day's production, minus half a book. At the end of 1 week (7 days), how many books will the printing press have produced? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that the problem does not say that the press produced 1000 books in the first day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Instead, &nbsp;it says that the press &nbsp;<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28highlight%28can%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28highlight%28can%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  &nbsp;produce &nbsp;1000 &nbsp;books per day,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which is, &nbsp;obviously, &nbsp;DIFFERENT statement.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, &nbsp;we really do not have the necessary information and a base to start and to make even first step.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Professional &nbsp;Math writers &nbsp;NEVER &nbsp;generate their problems in such an ambiguous way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They always distinct the intentions from what is/was really done.\r<BR>\n" );
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