document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=140751>Question 140751</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1592009425/algebrahomeworkh>Prentice Hall Mathmatics Pre-Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this. I am really struggling on learning how to do this.  Thank you soooo much in advance for all you do.  Could you help me learn how to solve this problem?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A student playing a computer chess game gets 5 points every time he wins a round. The computer gets 3 points every time it wins a round. They play 64 rounds and end with a tied score.  How many rounds did the computer win?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks you again SOO very much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #102430 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=102430\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let s=\"student wins\" and c=\"computer wins\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"A student playing a computer chess game gets 5 points every time he wins a round\" __ 5s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The computer gets 3 points every time it wins a round\" __ 3c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"They play 64 rounds\" __ s+c=64 __ s=64-c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"end with a tied score\" __ 5s=3c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting __ 5(64-c)=3c __ 320-5c=3c __ 320=8c __ 40=c </SPAN>\n" );
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