document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=299590>Question 299590</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> separate the number 42 into three parts so that the second number is 9 more than the first number which is the same as the third number, </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y + z = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x + 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = z<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for y and for z; then solve for \"x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + (x+9) + x = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 131/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (131/3) + 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z = 131/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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