document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=524586>Question 524586</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I do the work out for these problems. I'm really bad with setting up word problems. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) The difference of two numbers is 10. Two times the larger number is 20 more than the smaller. What are the two numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) What is the probability of drawing a card that is not a face card from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) Find two consecutive odd integers such as that three times the first plus two times the second is 39.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you(: </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #347800 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=347800\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1) The difference of two numbers is 10. Two times the larger number is 20 more than the smaller. What are the two numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - y = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = y+10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = y+20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute for x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(y+10) = y+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y + 10 = y +20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) What is the probability of drawing a card that is not a face card from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you consider the face cards to be jack, queen, and king, then there are 12 face cards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given a random pick, the chance of picking a face card is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12/52 = 6/26 = 3/13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) Find two consecutive odd integers such as that three times the first plus two times the second is 39.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Define the consecutive odd integers as:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 2(x+2) = 39<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 2x + 4 = 39<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x = 35<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2 = 9 </SPAN>\n" );
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