document.write( "Question 410241: jar 2 has twice as much as jar 1 and jar 3 has twice as much as jar 2 aLL THREE JARS HAVE 154 ounces \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #288531 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! jar 2 has twice as much as jar 1 \n" ); document.write( "and jar 3 has twice as much as jar 2 \n" ); document.write( "aLL THREE JARS HAVE 154 ounces \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Equations: \n" ); document.write( "b = 2a \n" ); document.write( "c = 2b \n" ); document.write( "a+b+c = 154 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Substitute: \n" ); document.write( "(b/2) + b + 2b = 154 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "b + 2b + 4b = 308 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "7b = 308 \n" ); document.write( "b = 44 oz (amt. in jar 2) \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "a = b/2 = 22 oz (amt. in jar 1) \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "c = 2b = 88 oz (amt. in jar 3) \n" ); document.write( "=============================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "============ \n" ); document.write( " |