document.write( "Question 177555: Meghan has 100 dollars more than Andrew has. After Meghan spends 20 dollars on groceries, she will have five times as much money as Andrew. How much money does Andrew have? \n" ); document.write( "
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let m and a be the amount of money meghan and andrew each have respectively
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\n" ); document.write( "m=a+100.....eq 1
\n" ); document.write( "m-20=5a.....eq 2
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\n" ); document.write( "take m's value from eq 1 and plug it into eq 2
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\n" ); document.write( "a+100-20=5a
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\n" ); document.write( "4a=80
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\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28a=20%29\"dollars for Andrew
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\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28m=a%2B100=20%2B100=120%29\"dollars for Meghan
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