document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=186564>Question 186564</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A salesman knows he has 36 tables in his store room, some of which have 3 legs and other 4 legs. He discovers by counting that there are 124 legs. How many tables with 4 legs does he have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3x / 36)+(4x / 36) = 124<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x + 9x = 124 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of 3-legged tables: <i>x</i>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of 4-legged tables: <i>y</i>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of tables:  <i>x</i> + <i>y</i> = 36 &#8594; <i>x</i>  = 36 - <i>y</i>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of legs:  3<i>x</i> + 4<i>y</i> = 124\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  3(36 - y) + 4y = 124\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <i>y</i> to get the number of 4-legged tables.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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