document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=140239>Question 140239</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me with this? Steve's Tree Farm sells Douglas firs and noble firs. One November they sold 179 more Douglas firs than noble firs. The total number of trees sold was 499. What equation could be used to solve for n, the number of noble fir trees sold?  Here is my answer, but I don't think it is correct. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2n+179=499 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #102146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=102146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2n+179=499 is the correct equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+(n+179)=499<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n+179=499<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n=499-179<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n=320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=320/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=160 number of noble firs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160+179=339 number of douglas firs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160+339=499<BR>\n" );
document.write( "499=499\r<BR>\n" );
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