document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=623748>Question 623748</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two salesman sold $75.80 worth of books.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one salesman sold $8.50 more than the other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much did each salesman sell? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A + B = 75.80 and A = B+8.50<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B+8.50 + B = 75.80<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2B = 67.30<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 33.65<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 33.65 + 8.50 = $42.15<BR>\n" );
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