document.write( "Question 490068: Ming sold a total of 36 red and blue ribbons. She sold 6 more red ribbons than blue ribbons. How many of each color did she sell? \r
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Let $\"r\"$ = number of red ribbons she sold
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"b\"$ = number of blue ribbons she sold
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+r+%2B+b+=+36+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+r+=+b+%2B+6+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "You can solve for $\"r\"$ and $\"b\"$ now
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract $\"b\"$ from both sides of (2),
\n" ); document.write( "then add the equations
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+r+%2B+b+=+36+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+r+-+b+=++6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2r+=+42+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+r+=+21+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+r+%2B+b+=+36+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+21+%2B+b+=+36+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+=+15+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "She sold 21 red ribbons and 15 blue ribbons \n" ); document.write( "

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