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shuke33 Penn State Fan Under The Bridge Member since Nov 2010 8779 posts	Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:38 pm) In a year, amusement place a had 0.8 million fewer visitors than amusement place b, and together two had 20.4 million visitors. How many visitors did each place have in that year? I'm really stumped and this trivia question from the morning paper is bothering me so much it made me start a thread on it.
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Broseph Barksdale George Washington Fan Member since Sep 2010 4560 posts	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:40 pm to shuke33) 9.8 million 10.6 million really?
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rpg37 LSU Fan Member since Sep 2008 15479 posts	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:40 pm to shuke33) This really is not hard.
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townhallsavoy Auburn Fan Member since Oct 2007 2310 posts Online	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:40 pm to shuke33) Hey I typed it into Google and got the answer!
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Lee to Toliver Tennessee Fan Houston Member since Oct 2011 3909 posts	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:40 pm to shuke33) (20.4M / 2) -.4M = Lower amusement park (20.4M / 2) +.4M = higher amusement park
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BIGDAB Grambling Fan IN A MAJOR WAY Member since Jun 2011 4686 posts	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:41 pm to shuke33) 3
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dyslexiateechur LSU Fan Baton Rouge Member since Jan 2009 21977 posts	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:43 pm to shuke33) Turn it into a binomial algebra problem.
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TigerstuckinMS LSU Fan Member since Nov 2005 3297 posts Online	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:43 pm to shuke33) Do your own damned homework.
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hg Toledo Fan Member since Jun 2009 53055 posts	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:43 pm to shuke33) 288
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GeauxFester LSU Fan Too Far From BR Member since Dec 2011 996 posts	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:44 pm to shuke33) A - 9.8 MM B - 10.6 MM
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Jet12 LSU Fan :pink: Member since Nov 2010 15427 posts	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:47 pm to shuke33) -a + b = 0.8 a + b = 20.4 ----------------- 2b = 21.2 b = 10.6 a = 10.6 - 0.8 = 9.8
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Chesapeake LSU Fan Member since Feb 2011 10771 posts	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:47 pm to shuke33) The limit does not exist.
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xenythx Florida Fan Member since Dec 2007 16462 posts Online	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:49 pm to shuke33) Seriously? This is shite you learn in middle school.
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darryljames30 LSU Fan Marcus Thornton/Freddy Adu fan Member since Feb 2006 10040 posts Online	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:53 pm to shuke33) x+x-.8=20.4 x=10.6 y=x-.8 y=9.8
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Broseph Barksdale George Washington Fan Member since Sep 2010 4560 posts	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:56 pm to darryljames30) Or you can just eyeball it. Pretty bad that he didn't know this. He must be a congressman.
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Ba Ba Boooey LSU Fan NOLA Member since May 2010 1824 posts	re: Who can solve this word problem? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 5:26 pm to shuke33) €¥
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