document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=18536>Question 18536</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am asking this question from memory (Hope it makes sense), ok here it goes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Shop A has 5 more tools than shop B. Shop B has 3 more tools than shop C. How many tools does shop A have? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can this be solved, or am I missing something(s)? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #8871 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=8871\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let shop C have X tools<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then by the problem ShopB has X+3 tools<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ShopA has (X+3)+5 tools\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, unless I know how many tools shopC has I cannot say how many tools shopA has.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Alternately, if I knew the sum of the tools of the 3 shops,then I could get the answer. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please try to remember what you have missed!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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