document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=145327>Question 145327</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a hard time breaking down story problems, I can solve once I have the equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Charlie and Doggie are squirrels that live in the trees in my mother's yard.  Before snow covered the fall crop of acorns, Doogie gathered ten pounds more that two-thirds as many acorns as Charlie.  Now, since Doogie played in the road and took himself out of the gene pool, Charlie has all thirty-five pounds of acorns they gathered to himself.  How may pounds did each of them gather?\r<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 #106000 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=106000\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Charlie and Doggie are squirrels that live in the trees in my mother's yard. Before snow covered the fall crop of acorns,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for the statements:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\" Doogie gathered ten pounds more than two-thirds as many acorns as Charlie.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >C + 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\" Charlie has all thirty-five pounds of acorns they gathered to himself.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C + D = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = (35-C)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " How may pounds did each of them gather?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute (35-C) for D in the 1st equation, find C<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you think you can handle it now? </SPAN>\n" );
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