document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=640852>Question 640852</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can not figure out how to put this in algebraic form to work it out, here is the problem...........Amy is choosing a cell phone plan. Three different companies offer a different number of free minutes of phone calls per month. City Com offers 280 less than twice the number of free minutes offered by Talk for Less Phone. Renee's Cell Phone offers 80 more free minutes per month than Talk for Less Phone. The sum of the free minutes offered by City Com and Talk for Less Phone is equal to twice the number of free minutes offered by Renee's Cell Phone. How many free minutes does each company offer? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #403457 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=403457\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three different companies offer a different number of free minutes of phone calls per month.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " City Com offers 280 less than twice the number of free minutes offered by Talk for Less Phone.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Renee's Cell Phone offers 80 more free minutes per month than Talk for Less Phone.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The sum of the free minutes offered by City Com and Talk for Less Phone is<BR>\n" );
document.write( " equal to twice the number of free minutes offered by Renee's Cell Phone.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many free minutes does each company offer?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let m = no. of free minutes offered by \"Talk for Less\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for each statement:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\" City Com offers 280 less than twice the number of free minutes offered by Talk for Less Phone.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m - 280 = City Com's free minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Renee's Cell Phone offers 80 more free minutes per month than Talk for Less Phone.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m + 80 = Renee's free minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The sum of the free minutes offered by City Com and Talk for Less Phone is<BR>\n" );
document.write( " equal to twice the number of free minutes offered by Renee's Cell Phone.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2m-280) + m = 2(m+80)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m - 280 + m = 2m + 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3m - 2m = 160 + 280<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 440 min offered by t. for less<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you should be able to find the no. of minutes of the other companies<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check the solutions in the last statement </SPAN>\n" );
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