document.write( "Question 626832: In 2006, the number of federal hazardous waste sites in California was 5 less than twice the number of sites in Washington. How many hazardous waste sites were there in Washington if there were 27 such sites in California? \n" ); document.write( "
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Given:
\n" ); document.write( "Let x = the # of hazardous sites in California
\n" ); document.write( " y = the # of hazardous sites in Washington\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The number of hazardous waste sites in California can be represented as:
\n" ); document.write( " x = 2y - 5 which is equal to 27
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute the value of x from the given, thus giving us:
\n" ); document.write( " 27 = 2y - 5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 27 + 5 = 2y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "to solve for y:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 32= 2y
\n" ); document.write( " y = 16\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "therefore there are 16 hazardous waste sites in Washington
\n" ); document.write( "checking:
\n" ); document.write( "substitute the values of x and y:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 27 = 2(16) - 5
\n" ); document.write( " 27 = 32 - 5
\n" ); document.write( " 27 = 27 checked!
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