document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550116>Question 550116</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When several boys tried to divide a sum of money by giving 10  dollar to each boy,7 boy got nothing.when each boy took 9 dollar,the had 7 dollar left over.what is the sum of the number of money and the number of boys? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "When each boy took 9 dollars, they had 7 dollars left over.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the sum of the number of money and the number of boys?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let a = total amt of money<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let b = no. of boys involved<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation for each statement:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"When several boys tried to divide a sum of money by giving 10 dollars to each boy, 7 boys got nothing.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2F%28%28b-7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2F%28%28b-7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 10(b-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 10b - 70<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"When each boy took 9 dollars, they had 7 dollars left over.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28a-7%29%29%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a-7%29%29%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a - 7 = 8b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 9b + 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the 1st equation, replace a with (9b+7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9b + 7 = 10b - 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 + 70 = 10b - 9b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 77 boys<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 9b + 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 9(77) + 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 693 + 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = $700 is the amt<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this in the 1st equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 10b - 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700 = 10(77) - 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700 = 770 - 70; confirms our solution of: 77 boys, $700 </SPAN>\n" );
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