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document.write( "Mei earns $2 less than three times as much as Olivia.  Shane earnes twice as much as Mei.   Together they earn $594 per week.  How much does each person earn per week? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L = Olivia's amount, the O could be confused with zero.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = 3L - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = 2M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L + M + S = 594<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S = 2M --> S = 6L - 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L + M + S = 594<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L + (3L-2) + (6L-4) = 594<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10L - 6 = 594<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10L = 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = $60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = $178<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = $356\r<BR>\n" );
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