document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=393982>Question 393982</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My son has this problem on his math.  I don't have any idea where to start.  We really just need help figuring out what the equation is.  We can take it from there.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"There is a game at a fair in which you toss balls into a bowl to win fish. There are 52 bowls.  The larger bowls contain 5 fish, and the smaller ones contain 3 fish.  If there are 202 fish total, how many bowls of each size are there?\" </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #279517 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=279517\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it is a system of equations ___ two unknowns, two equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"There are 52 bowls\" ___ L + S = 52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The larger bowls contain 5 fish, and the smaller ones contain 3 fish. If there are 202 fish total\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ 5L + 3S = 202\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve by substitution or elimination </SPAN>\n" );
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