document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=621992>Question 621992</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Luisa mows lawns during the summer. She charges $15 if she cuts the grass but charges $5 more if she also trims the grass. Last week she trimmed 5 more yards than she cut,. If she made $415 last week, how may yards did she trim? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = number of yards just cut<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+5 = number of yards cut and trimmed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15x + 20(x+5) = 415<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x + 20x+100 = 415<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x+100 = 415<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x = 315<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 315/35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9 (just cut)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yards trimmed and cut:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5 = 9+5 = 14 </SPAN>\n" );
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