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document.write( "In the period of a year, an investor lost twince as much as he gained. If he originally had $10,000 and now has $8000, what amount did he gain and what did he lose?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let his gain  be \"x\" dollars; His loss is \"2x\" dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 2x = -2000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x = -2000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2000 (his gain)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 4000 (his loss)<BR>\n" );
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