document.write( "Question 669852: One week, Mr. Slade promised to pay his son Joel $5 for each algebra problem he solved correctly. However, he would charge Joel $2 for each incorrect solution. At the end of the week Joel had completed 82 problems. Mr. Slade owes Joel $25. How many problems did Joel solve correctly.\r
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document.write( "I started by doing this but I cannot get an even number answer(C=Correct, I=Incorrect)
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document.write( "C+I=82
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document.write( "C(5)-I(2)=25
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document.write( "I=82-C
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document.write( "C(5)-(82-C)*2=25.
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document.write( "5C-(164-10C)=25
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document.write( "5C-164+10C=25
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document.write( "15C-164=25
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document.write( "+164 +164
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document.write( "15C=189
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document.write( "c=12.6
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