document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=540457>Question 540457</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a+b=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b+c=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c+d=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d+e=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e+a=2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for all.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #353705 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=boilpoil><B>boilpoil(127)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=boilpoil><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=boilpoil><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=353705\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if it is like this then we should 'combine' the equations all together:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a+b+b+c+c+d+d+e+e+a=6+5+4+2+2 ---Adding all questions together is the same as adding all the answers together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a+2b+2c+2d+2e=19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(a+b+c+d+e)=19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b+c+d+e=9.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+6-a+c+4-c+2-a=9.5 ---By carefully choosing which variable to substitute in, we are able to make this a simple equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+4+2-a=9.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-a=9.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-a=-2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=6-2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c=5-3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=1.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=4-1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e=2-2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-0.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Doing these types of questions requires a flexible thinking, you might need to train yourself on these types of questions more. </SPAN>\n" );
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