document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=200326>Question 200326</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The cross-country teams of East and West run against each other twice each fall. At the first meet, East's score was two thirds of West's score. At the second meet East's score increased by seven points and West's score decreased by seven points. In the second meet West's score was three less than East's  score. How many points did Each team score in each meet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " At the first meet, East's score was two thirds of West's score.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " At the second meet East's score increased by seven points and West's score<BR>\n" );
document.write( " decreased by seven points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " In the second meet West's score was three less than East's score.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many points did Each team score in each meet?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = West's score at the 1st meet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = East's score at the 1st meet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\" At the second meet East's score increased by seven points and West's score<BR>\n" );
document.write( " decreased by seven points.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 7 = East's score at the 2nd meet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-7) = West's score at the 2nd meet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\" In the second meet West's score was three less than East's score.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x - 7) = (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 7) - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 7 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply b 3 to get rid of the denominator, results<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 3(7) = 2x + 3(4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 21 = 2x + 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 2x = 12 + 21<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 33 is West's score at the 1st meet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*33  = 22 is East's score at the 1st meet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "33 - 7 = 26 is West's score at the 2nd meet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "22 + 7 = 29 is East's score at the 2nd meet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which is a difference of 3\r<BR>\n" );
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