document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4768>Question 4768</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John and Harvey sold widgets, Harvey sold 2 1/2 times as many widgets as John.  If the difference in their sales was 87 units.  How many widgets did each of them sell? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let 2.5x= the number of widgets Harvey sold (2.5 times as many as John)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the difference indicates a subtraction problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5x-x=87<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x=87<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 1.5:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=58\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John sold 58 units, Harvey sold 145 units (2.5*58)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "145-58=87 so this is correct. </SPAN>\n" );
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