document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=353241>Question 353241</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> george read 6 times as many books this summer as brent. together, they read 21 books over the summer. how many books did brent read this summer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x represent the number of books Brent read. Then 6x is the number George read.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 6x = 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 21 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3  (Brent read 3 books) </SPAN>\n" );
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