document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153240>Question 153240</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you have used all of a $50 gift certificate watching movies at the local theater. Afternoon movies are $4 and evening movies are $6. you have watched a total of 10 movies. HOw much have you spent on evening movies? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #112770 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=112770\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=# of $6 movies and y=# of $4 movies\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since \"you have watched a total of 10 movies\", this means that the first equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, since you only have $50 to spend, this means that the second equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%2B4y=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%2B4y=50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we have the system of equations:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's use substitution to solve this system.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now in order to solve this system by using substitution, we need to solve (or isolate) one variable. I'm going to solve for y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So let's isolate y in the first equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the first equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=10-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=10-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can now replace each <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in the second equation with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%2B4highlight%28%28-x%2B10%29%29=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%2B4highlight%28%28-x%2B10%29%29=50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into the first equation. In other words, replace each <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Notice we've eliminated the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > variables. So we now have a simple equation with one unknown.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%2B%284%29%28-1%29x%2B%284%29%2810%29=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%2B%284%29%28-1%29x%2B%284%29%2810%29=50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x-4x%2B40=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x-4x%2B40=50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B40=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B40=50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=50-40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=50-40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Subtract 40 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%2810%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%2810%29%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-----------------First Answer------------------------------\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the first part of our answer is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > we can plug it into the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (remember we previously solved for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in the first equation).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the equation where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > was previously isolated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-----------------Second Answer------------------------------\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the second part of our answer is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-----------------Summary------------------------------\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answers are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that you bought 5 $6 movies and 5 $4 movies\r<BR>\n" );
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