document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=349873>Question 349873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am stuck on algebra word problems that are not of adding. For example: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 2006, approximately 125 billion email messages were sent each day. The number of spam messages was about four times the number of non-spam messages. How many of each type of message was sent each in 2006? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #250081 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=250081\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1)What will we make x???<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=number of non spam messages<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=spam messages<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you could have made x=spam messages then non spam messages would be x/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2)Write an equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+x=125 bil.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=25 bil.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=100 bil.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This isn't rocket science. You can do this!<BR>\n" );
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