document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=139512>Question 139512</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In Jill's yard there are twice as many rattlesnakes than in Bob's yards for a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total of 15 rattlessnakes.  Wrute an algebraic expression to show the total number of rattlesnakes.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #101730 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=101730\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> # of snakes in Jill's yard: j<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "j + b = 15 (there are a total of 15 snakes -- and maybe you are done right here because this is an algebraic expression for the total number of snakes.  But read on...)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "j = 2b (Jill's yard has twice as many as Bob's)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2b + b = 15 (substituting 2b for j)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3b=15 </SPAN>\n" );
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