document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=124115>Question 124115</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Apples are collected in a basket for six people. One-third, one-fourth, one-eighth and one-fifth are given to four people, respectively. The fifth person gets ten apples with one apple remaining for the sixth person. Find the original number of apples in the basket.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #91015 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><B>chitra(359)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=91015\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the total number of apples that the basket contains = \"x\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lets write the data as given in the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29x+%2B+%281%2F4%29x+%2B+%281%2F8%29x+%2B+%281%2F5%29x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29x+%2B+%281%2F4%29x+%2B+%281%2F8%29x+%2B+%281%2F5%29x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 10 + 1 = x \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding all the like terms we get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2840x+%2B+30x+%2B+15x+%2B+24x%29%2F120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2840x+%2B+30x+%2B+15x+%2B+24x%29%2F120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 11 =  x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28109x%2F120%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28109x%2F120%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 11 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 11 = x - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28109x%2F120%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28109x%2F120%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 11 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28120x+-+109x%29%2F120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28120x+-+109x%29%2F120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 11 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11x%2F120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11x%2F120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x = 120 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence there are 120 apples in the basket.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the solution\r<BR>\n" );
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