document.write( "Question 367120: Joe and Hugh sell cars. In the past year they sold 300 cars. Joe sells 5 times as many cars as Hugh. How many cars did they each sell?\r
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\n" ); document.write( " 5x=300-y
\n" ); document.write( " divide by 5
\n" ); document.write( " x=60-5y
\n" ); document.write( "I dont know what I am doing can you please help? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi, 
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document.write( "*Note: Whenever possible, use 'only one variable' in the set up
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document.write( "Let x represent the number of cars Hugh sells.  Then 5x is the number Joe sells
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document.write( "x + 5x = 300
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document.write( "6x = 300
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document.write( "x = 50 , the number Hugh  sells. Joe sells 250 (5*50) \n" );
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