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document.write( "There were some red blue and green rubber bands in a box. 2/5 of the rubber bands were red. There were 40 green rubber bands and 24 more blue rubber bands than red rubber bands. How many were there altogether.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let total number of rubber bands in the box be  x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/5 of the rubber bands were red.  (2/5) x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There were 40 green rubber bands \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and 24 more blue rubber bands than red rubber bands\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2/5)x +24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2/5)x +40 + (2/5)x +24 =x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2/5)x + (2/5)x+40  +24 =x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4/5)x +64 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x- (4/5)x =64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply equation by 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-4x = 5*64= 320\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=320\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total number of rubber bands is 320.\r<BR>\n" );
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