document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240474>Question 240474</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me write out and solve this equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A store owener sells two pairs of running shoes for each pair of high tops. He plans to order 144 pairs of shoes. How many pairs should be high tops? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's first set up where x will show the number of high tops. 2x will represent the number of running shoes. Now we can set up and equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x=144   Combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=144  Divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=48 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This shoes us that 48 high tops will be sold and 96 Running shoes will be sold. <BR>\n" );
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