document.write( "Question 418690: I am not sure how to calculate the following word problem, please help when you can and advise who to calculate the answer.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In country A, about five times as many cars are manufactured per day than in country B. If the total number of these cars manufactured per day is 39624, fine the number manufactured in country B and the number manufactured in country A.
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\n" ); document.write( "let the number of the cars in country \"A\" be \"x\", and the number of the cars in country \"B\" be \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In country A, about five times as many cars are manufactured per day than in country B. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5x\"..........1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the total number of these cars manufactured per day is \"39624\", \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=39624\".........2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "fine the number manufactured in country B and the number manufactured in country A.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5y\"..........1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=39624\".........2...solve this system by substituting \"x\" from 1 in 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5y%2By=39624\"...solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6y=39624\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=39624%2F6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=6604\".......now find \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5y\"..........1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5%2A6604\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=33020\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the number manufactured in country B is \"y=6604\"
\n" ); document.write( "the number manufactured in country A is \"x=33020\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=39624\".........2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"33020%2B6604=39624\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"39624=39624\"
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