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Clodfobble · 12-27-2011, 11:54 AM

#18

1/2 plus 1/4 plus 1/5 does not equal 1, it equals .95. So 19 is the actual number he left them, not the number he started with. The total number he had was (.95)(x) = 19, so x=20.

12-27-2011, 11:54 AM	#162
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	#18 1/2 plus 1/4 plus 1/5 does not equal 1, it equals .95. So 19 is the actual number he left them, not the number he started with. The total number he had was (.95)(x) = 19, so x=20. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal