document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174566>Question 174566</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a week mike ran 8km farther than bill,while pete ran 1km less than 3 timesas far as bill. if pete ran 15km farther than mike, how many kilometers did bill run? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129578 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=129578\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lets call how far bill, mike, and pete ran in a week b,m, and p respecitively<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=b+8.......eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=3b-1......eq 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=m+15......eq 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug m's value of b+8 from eq 1 into eq 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p=b+8+15---->p=b+23........take this value of p and plug it into eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b+23=3b-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2b=24<BR>\n" );
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