document.write( "Question 470314: This was my original question and it was answered but in what order do you add or does it matter?
\n" ); document.write( "\"A boy earned $10 more than twice as much as his sister. Together they earned $70. How much did each earn?\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "x-0.85=4.65 solve for x, so add 0.85 to each side
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\n" ); document.write( "so he paid $5.50 for them\"
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "question calls for expressing the amounts each earned in terms of a variable
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document.write( "\"A boy earned $10 more than twice as much as his sister...
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document.write( "Let x and (2x+$10) represent the amount the girl and boy made respectively
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document.write( "Question states*** Together they earned $70. 
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document.write( "  x + (2x+$10) = $70
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "   3x = $60
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document.write( "    x = $20, the amount the girl earned.  the boy earned $50   (2*$20+$10)\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "  $20 + $50 = $70 \n" );
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