document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206221>Question 1206221</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/8 of the buttons are green. There were 20 more blue buttons than green. The remaining 84 buttons were pink. How many buttons were blue </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #843498 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=843498\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> T = total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "G = green<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = blue<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = pink\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T = G + B + P<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 84 so .....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = G + B + 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/8 of the buttons are green, so .....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 3/8 * T + B + 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are 20 more blue buttons than green, so .....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 3/8 * T + 3/8 * T + 20 + 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 6/8 * T + 104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 6/8 * T from both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/8 * T = 104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for T to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 104 * 8/2 = 416\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since T = 416 and P = 84, then .....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "416 = G + B + 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 84 from both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "332 = G + B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since G = 3/8 * T, then .....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "G = 3/8 * 416 = 156<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since B = G + 20, then .....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 176\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T = 416<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "G = 156<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 176\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since T = G + B + P, then .....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 156 + 176 + 84 = 416.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is that there were 176 blue buttons.<BR>\n" );
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