document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=28923>Question 28923</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  I have tried my best to solve the following word problem. i figured scince the  basebaal & football weigh 1.25, the bsaeball must weigh 1 pound and football 25 and soccer 35 I am really lost<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Together, a baseball and a football weigh 1.25 pounds, the baseball and a soccer ball weigh 1.35 pounds, and the football and the soccer ball weigh 1.9 pounds. How much does each of the balls weigh?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15801 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=15801\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let baseball be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let football be y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let soccerball be z\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First equation: x+y=1.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second equation: x+z=1.35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third equation: z+y=1.9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for y in the first equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<font color =green>y=1.25-x</font> (subsitution)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Apply subsitution in the third equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z+1.25-x=1.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z-x=0.65 (set 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add set 1 to second equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color = purple>z-x=0.65</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+z=1.35<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2z=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z=1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color = purple>1-x=0.65</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color = green>y=1.25-0.35</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0.9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, a baseball weights 0.35 pounds, a football weights 0.9 pounds and a soccer ball weights 1 pound.<BR>\n" );
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