document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356152>Question 356152</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two baseball players hit 79 home runs combined last season. the first player hit 7 more home runs than twice the number of home runs hit by the second player. how many home runs did each player hit? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let second player hit x home runs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first will hit 2x+7..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their sum = 79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x+7=79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+7=79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=79-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=72/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 24 scored by second<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first will score 55<BR>\n" );
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