document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=471207>Question 471207</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Allie has three fewer than twice the number of coins that Jonathan has. If Jonathan gave 2 coins to Allie, she would have three time as many coins as he would. How many coins does Allie have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. 9 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " If Jonathan gave 2 coins to Allie, she would have three time as many coins as he would.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many coins does Allie have? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let a = no. of coins that A has<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let j = no. of coins that J has<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for each statement:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Allie has three fewer than twice the number of coins that Jonathan has.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 2j - 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"If Jonathan gave 2 coins to Allie, she would have three time as many coins as he would.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(j-2) = a + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3j - 6 = a + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3j = a + 2 + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3j = a + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace a with (2j-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3j = (2j-3) + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3j - 2j = -3 + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = 5 coins has J originally<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 2(5) - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 7 coins has Allie \r<BR>\n" );
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