document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39934>Question 39934</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> David helped his father stock the pond with fish. They put in baby catfish and bluegill. They put in a total of 75 fish. If the # of bluegill was doubled & the number of catfish was trippled there would be 175 fish in the pond. how many catfish were put in the pond?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #25532 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=25532\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let b be the number of bluegill and c be the number of catfish.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b + c = 75 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b + 3c = 175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now double the first equation and subtract it from the second...we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b + 3c = 175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(2b + 2c = 150)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 25 catfish </SPAN>\n" );
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