document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=155056>Question 155056</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073268623/algebrahomeworkh>elementary and intermediate algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help. #47. Basketball blowout. As the final buzzer signaled the end of the basketball game, the Lions were 34 points ahead  of the Tigers. If the Lions scored 5 points for every 3 scored by the Tigers, then what was the final score? Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #114161 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=114161\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the Tiger's score, then the Lions score can be expressed as: x+34 and the two team's scores can be expressed as a ratio: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B34%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B34%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the Lions scored 5 points for every 3 points by the Tigers, you can express this as a ratio of 5 to 3 or 5/3, so you can write the proportion...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B34%29%2Fx+=+5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B34%29%2Fx+=+5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify and solve for x. Multiply both sides by x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B34%29+=+5x%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B34%29+=+5x%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x%2B34%29+=+5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28x%2B34%29+=+5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify the left side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B102+=+5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B102+=+5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 3x from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=102+=+2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"102+=+2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=51+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"51+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+51 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+51\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the Tigers scored 51 points while the Lions scored 51+34 = 85 points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=85%2F51+=+%285%2Across%2817%29%29%2F%283%2Across%2817%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"85%2F51+=+%285%2Across%2817%29%29%2F%283%2Across%2817%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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