document.write( "Question 117241: I'm having trouble figuring out the Brain Game question titled CD Sort.\r
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document.write( "Your friend has a collection of CD: 2/3 of the CD's have booklets, 1/2 of the CD's are singles, and 1/4 are singles with booklets. All but two of the CDs are eith singles or have booklets or both. How many CDs does your friend have?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #85335 by scott8148(6628)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x=CDs\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/4 are singles with booklets ___ x/4\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/2 of the CD's are singles ___ x/2 ___ but x/4 are singles w/booklets, so x/4 are singles w/o booklets\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2/3 of the CD's have booklets ___ 8x/12 ___ but 3x/12 are singles w/booklets, so 5x/12 have booklets but are not singles\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2 are neither singles nor have booklets\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(3x/12)+(3x/12)+(5x/12)+2=x ___ (11x/12)+2=x ___ 11x+24=12x \n" ); document.write( " |