document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1210613>Question 1210613</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Marek and Zaven had 900 coins altogether. Marek spent 25% fewer coins than Zaven. Zaven was left with 50% as many coins as the number he spent. Marek had 75% of the total number of coins the two friends had left in the end. How many coins did Marek have in the end?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'd go with the last method tutor KMST mentioned.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<tr><TD ></TD><TD >Zaven</TD><TD >Marek</TD><TD >Total</TD></tr><tr><TD >Start</TD><TD >3x</TD><TD >900-3x</TD><TD >900</TD></tr><tr><TD >Spent</TD><TD >2x</TD><TD >1.5x</TD><TD >3.5x</TD></tr><tr><TD >Final</TD><TD >x</TD><TD >900-4.5x</TD><TD >900-3.5x</TD></tr>\n" );
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document.write( "Refer to the given statement that <PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">\"Marek had 75% of the total number of coins the two friends had left in the end\"</PRE> which means we'll use the last two entries of the bottom row to form  this equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "900-4.5x = 0.75*(900-3.5x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That equation solves to x = 120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plugging that value of x back into the table above produces the following:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<tr><TD ></TD><TD >Zaven</TD><TD >Marek</TD><TD >Total</TD></tr><tr><TD >Start</TD><TD >360</TD><TD >540</TD><TD >900</TD></tr><tr><TD >Spent</TD><TD >240</TD><TD >180</TD><TD >420</TD></tr><tr><TD >Final</TD><TD >120</TD><TD ><font color=red>360</font></TD><TD >480</TD></tr>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: <font color=red>360 coins</font><BR>\n" );
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