document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262398>Question 262398</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Constructing Equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do you construct this word problem as an equation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Patrick has 15 bicycles and tricycles to sell. Altogether, there are 35 wheels on the bicycles and tricycles. How many of each cycle does Patrick have to sell? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193315 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=193315\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let B = bike and T = tricycles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(i) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+%2B+t+=+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+%2B+t+=+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2b+%2B+3t+=+35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2b+%2B+3t+=+35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - multiply (i) by -2 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iii) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2b+-2t+=+-30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2b+-2t+=+-30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "add (ii) and (iii) to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iv) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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