document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=367709>Question 367709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At an evening showing of the movie Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, there were 42 more women than men in attendance. If there were 142 people in the theater, how many were women? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "men: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "women: x+42<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x+42 = 142<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 50 (# of men)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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