document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=221405>Question 221405</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There were 6 more women on a committee than men. If the committee was made up of 30 people, how many men were on the committee?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let y be the number of men.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let y+6 be the number of women\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  y+y+6=30 since the committee was made of of 30 people.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Solving yields the following steps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y%2B6=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y%2B6=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 6 from both sides of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 2 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=12%2B6=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=12%2B6=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and note the total is 30 people.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  ANSWER.  There are 12 men in the committee.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J </SPAN>\n" );
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