document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=664368>Question 664368</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim paid $3 less than Tom at a local pizza parlor. Together they spent $7.80. How much did Jim spend at the local pizza parlor? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = jim<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = tom<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=7.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute x into the second equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-3+y=7.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Group like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y - 3 = 7.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = 7.8 + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Isolate y, divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = 10.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = $5.40 spent by Tom<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5.4 - 3 = $2.40 spent by Jim<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.40 + 2.40 = 7.80<BR>\n" );
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