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document.write( "There were basketballs and footballs in a sports complex. The number of basketballs is 5/7 the total number of balls. If 45 basketballs are spoilt and disposed and the number of remaining basketballs is now half the total number of balls, what is the total number of balls left. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #845019 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=845019\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There were basketballs and footballs in a sports complex. The number of basketballs is 5/7 the total number of balls. If 45 basketballs are spoilt and disposed and the number of remaining basketballs is now half the total number of balls, what is the total number of balls left.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let total number of balls be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number of basketballs is 5/7 the total number of balls.  =(5/7 )*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 45 basketballs are spoilt and disposed and the number of remaining basketballs is now half the total number of balls,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5/7 )*x -45 =(x-45)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x/7 -90 = x-45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply by 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x -630 = 7x -315\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 630-315\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 315\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 105   Total number of balls \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "105 -45 = 60 balls left\r<BR>\n" );
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