document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=399682>Question 399682</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi! Can you please help me with the following word problem: substitution?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John earned $240 in the summer by working at a fast food restraunt and baby-sitting. If he earned five times as much in the restraunt as he did baby-sitting, how much did he earn at each job?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need an equation for it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Like, I sorta started it by saying F-fastfood and B-babysitting<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, would it be F+B=240?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm not sure if its right and I need to solve it too.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks! :) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I need an equation for it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Like, I sorta started it by saying F-fastfood and B-babysitting<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, would it be F+B=240?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let f and b be the pay rate for food and baby-sitting<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 5b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f + b = 240<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub for f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5b + b = 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b = 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = $40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = $200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You were going the right way. </SPAN>\n" );
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