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by jasonc » Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:50 pm
what did you do initially when solving this problem?

After seening a few of the questions you've been posting, they all seem to invovle basic algebra once you've setup the equations. So it seems like you're having an issue with converting word problems into equations?
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by simplyjat » Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:02 pm
Kindly post one question per post and restrain yourself from word attachments.
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by ksh » Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:35 am
F/J=3/2, F=3J/2

Also, (F+40)/J=5/3

Plug the value of F
(3J+80)/2J=5/3
9J+240=10J
J=240 ans.