<PRE><B>Question 527597</B>
 John Paul has many pets. Half of his pets are rabbits. One sixth of his pets are fish and he has six cats. How many pets does he have altogether?
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Let number of pets be 12x
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# of rabbits: 6x
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# of fish: 2x
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# of cats: 6
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Equation:
total = total
6x + 2x + 6 = 12x
4x = 6
x = 3/2
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Total pets = 12x = 12(3/2) = 18
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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