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document.write( "creative candles sells small candles for $3 each and large ones for $5 each. yesterday they collected $103. if they sold three more large cnadles than small ones, how many of each size candle were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #426655 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=426655\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3X FOR THE SMALL CANDLES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(X+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X+5(X+3)=103<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X+5X+15=103<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8X=103-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8X=88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=88/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=11 SMALL CANDLES WERE SOLD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11+3=14 LARGE CANDLES WERE SOLD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*11+5(14)=103<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33+70=103<BR>\n" );
document.write( "103=103 </SPAN>\n" );
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