document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156382>Question 156382</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Billy has two-thirds as many marbles as Tommy. Jimmy has three-eighths as many marbles as Billy. Together Jimmy and Billy have eight fewer marbles than Tommy. How many marbles does each boy have?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATIONS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = (2/3)T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = (3/8)B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J+B = T-8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange the equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3B + 0  -2T = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3B - 8J +0  = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B  + J  -T  =-8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the system of equations by any method to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 96<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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