document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174612>Question 174612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a week Mike ran 8km farther than Bill, while Pete ran 1km less than 3 times as far as Bill. If Pete ran 15km farther than Mike, how many kilometers did Bill run </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m = b + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 3b -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = m + 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b  - m  + 0 = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b + 0  - p =  1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0  + m  - p = -15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the system by any means to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 35<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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