document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158079>Question 158079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve this word problem? \"In march, Rodney sold twice as many cars as Greg. In April, Rodney sold 5 fewer cars than he did in March, while Greg sold 3 more cars than he did in March. If they sold the same number of cars in April, how many cars did each sell in March?\" </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let say: x = car sold by Greg in March<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        2x = car sold by Rodney in March<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         2x-5= Car sold by Rodney in April<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         x+3 = car sold by Greg in April<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        2x-5=x+3 they botth sold equal numbers of car in April<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:   x=8 number of cars sold by Greg in March<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       2x = 16 number of cars sold by Rodney in March <BR>\n" );
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