document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=181319>Question 181319</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi Maths tutor, Can you please solve this question for me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sam has twice as many bananas as Sandra. There are 3 dozen bananas altogether. How many does Sam have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Teddy </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #135953 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=135953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let  a and b be the number of bananas sam and sandra have respectively<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=2b......eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b=36....eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take a's value from eq 1 and plug it into eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2b+b=36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3b=36<BR>\n" );
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