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Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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Chapter7: Applying Fractions

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Three jars contain some chocolates. Th 2nd jar contains 4/5 the number of chocolates in the 1st jar. The 2nd jar contains 1/2 the number of chocolates in the 3rd jar. There are 90 more chocolates in the 3rd jar than the 1st. How many chocolates are in the 2nd jar?

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