document.write( "Question 417836: the first team of workers recived 50kg of cement less than second team. every hour of work first team was using 150kg of cement while second team used 200kg, in 3 hours the first team had 1.5 times as much remaining cement as second team. how much cement was delivered to each team \n" ); document.write( "

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the first team of workers received 50kg of cement less than second team.
\n" ); document.write( " every hour of work first team was using 150kg of cement while second team used 200kg,
\n" ); document.write( " in 3 hours the first team had 1.5 times as much remaining cement as second team.
\n" ); document.write( " how much cement was delivered to each team.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let a = amt of cement delivered to the 2nd team
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "(a-50) = amt delivered to the 1st team
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\n" ); document.write( "1st team remains = 1.5 times 2nd team remains
\n" ); document.write( "(a-50) - 3(150) = 1.5[a - 3(200)]
\n" ); document.write( "a - 50 - 450 = 1.5(a - 600)
\n" ); document.write( "a - 500 = 1.5a - 900
\n" ); document.write( "-500 + 900 = 1.5a - a
\n" ); document.write( "400 = .5a
\n" ); document.write( "a = 800 kg delivered to the 2nd team
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "800 - 50 = 750 kg for the 1st team
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\n" ); document.write( "Check this by find the actual amt each had remaining
\n" ); document.write( "Team 1: 750 - 3(150) = 300 kg
\n" ); document.write( "Team 2: 800 - 3(200) = 200 kg
\n" ); document.write( "300 is 1.5*200 \n" ); document.write( "

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