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by cmal_s » Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:11 am
q) rasheed bought 2 kinds of candy bars, Chocolate and Tofee, that came in packages of 2 bars each.
he handed out 2/3 of chocloate bars and 3/5 of candy bars. How many chocloate bars did rasheed buy?


1) rasheed bought 1 fewer chocoloate bar than toffee bar

2) rasheed handed out the same number of each candy bar.



So i think

1) would have the equation

x= y+1

2) equation

2/3x=3/5y

what do u say and then we solve and get negative Y?
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by thephoenix » Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:51 am
cmal_s wrote:q) rasheed bought 2 kinds of candy bars, Chocolate and Tofee, that came in packages of 2 bars each.
he handed out 2/3 of chocloate bars and 3/5 of candy bars. How many chocloate bars did rasheed buy?
is the highlighted part correct

1) rasheed bought 1 fewer chocoloate bar than toffee bar

2) rasheed handed out the same number of each candy bar.



So i think

1) would have the equation

x= y+1...........sud be x=y-1
2) equation

2/3x=3/5y

what do u say and then we solve and get negative Y?
solving y=10
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by sanju09 » Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:09 am
cmal_s wrote:q) rasheed bought 2 kinds of candy bars, Chocolate and Tofee, that came in packages of 2 bars each.
he handed out 2/3 of chocloate bars and 3/5 of candy bars. How many chocloate bars did rasheed buy?


1) rasheed bought 1 fewer chocoloate bar than toffee bar

2) rasheed handed out the same number of each candy bar.



So i think

1) would have the equation

x= y+1

2) equation

2/3x=3/5y

what do u say and then we solve and get negative Y?
but how can he buy 9 bars of one kind if it comes in a pack of 2?
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