document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=331682>Question 331682</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the total number of orange football helmets and blue football helmets is 44. if twice the number of blue football helmets exceeds the number of orange footall helmets by 4, how many are there of each color? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #237764 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jrfrunner><B>jrfrunner(365)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jrfrunner><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jrfrunner><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=237764\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have two equations in two unknowns<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let O = orange helmets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let B = Blue helments\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eq 1)  O+B=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eq 2)  2B=O+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve eq 1 for one of the variables (say for O):  O=44-B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute O=44-B into second equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2B=(44-B)+ 4 = 48-B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3B=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "O=44-B=44-16=28<BR>\n" );
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