document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=25552>Question 25552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Brian earns twice as much each week as a tutor than he does pumping gas.  His total weekly wages are $150 more than that of his younger sister.  She earns one 2quarter as much as Brian does as a tutor.  How much does Brian earn as a tutor? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13742 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><B>elima(1433)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><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=13742\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm not sure what Brians sisters wages are,what you have here does not really <BR>\n" );
document.write( "make sense.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I started the equation for you, maybe you can do the rest?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = what Brian earns pumping gas<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = what he makes as a tutor;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the equation would be;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x=150+?(2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just plug in what his sister makes where I have the ? and you should be able to get the answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=) </SPAN>\n" );
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