document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=399804>Question 399804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello! I would please like to know 2 linear equations i could set up for the following word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At the end of the 2000 baseball season, The New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds had won a total of 31 World Series. The yankees had won 5.2. times as many World Series as the Reds. How many World Series did each team win?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried  x+y=31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and        5.2x+y=31    I just dont understand it. :( </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #283071 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=283071\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \" The New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds had won a total of 31 World Series\" ___ r + y = 31 (you have this one)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The yankees had won 5.2. times as many World Series as the Reds\" ___ y = 5.2r </SPAN>\n" );
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