document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=136877>Question 136877</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a baseball game 1/2 the number of runs scored by the winning team exceeds 5 by as much as 1/3 the losing teams runs exceeds 1.  If the total runs scored is 18, what is the final score? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = score of the winning team<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(18-x) = score of the losing team<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for the statement<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"In a baseball game 1/2 the number of runs scored by the winning team exceeds 5 by as much as 1/3 the losing teams runs exceeds 1.\" <BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".5x = 5 + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(18-x) - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5x = 5 + 6 - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5x = 10 - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x = 30 - x; multiplied by 3 to get rid of the denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x + x = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%2F2.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%2F2.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 is the score of the winning team<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 - 12 = 6 is the score of the losing team<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final score 12 - 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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