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document.write( "Alan Ben and Caleb shared some marbles. Alan took 40% of the marbles and was given 1 more . Ben took 25% of the remaining and was given 3 more. Caleb took the remaining 12 marbles. How many were there at first. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Remain after Allan took:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.6m-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.6m-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remains after Ben took:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.6m-1-0.25%280.6m%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.6m-1-0.25%280.6m%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Caleb took all the remaining 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.6m-1-0.25%280.6m%2B2%29=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.6m-1-0.25%280.6m%2B2%29=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for m.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<i>wrong: based on grouping symbols mistake in steps (not shown)</i> </SPAN>\n" );
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