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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Betty,Cathy,Isabel,Lani,Alma,Ursula ran an 800-meter race.Alma beat Isabel by 7 meters.Ursula beat betty by 12 meters.Alma finishedw 5 meters ahead of Lani but 3 meters behind Ursula.Cathy finished halfway between the first and last girls.In what order did the girls finish?What were the distances between each girl? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #103237 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=103237\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Betty,Cathy,Isabel,Lani,Alma,Ursula ran an 800-meter race.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a simple equation for each statement:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Alma beat Isabel by 7 meters.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = I + 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ursula beat betty by 12 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "U = B + 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Alma finished 5 meters ahead of Lani<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = L + 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but 3 meters behind Ursula.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "U = A + 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cathy finished halfway between the first and last girls.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In what order did the girls finish?What were the distances between each girl?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The easiest way is to draw a diagram from the above information. Let 1 dash \"-\" = 1 meter<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    U---A-----L--I--B; 12 meters from 1st to last, Put C in the middle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    U---A---C--L--I--B<BR>\n" );
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