document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698336>Question 698336</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary has 2 CDs more than jamil together they have 30 CDs how many CDs does Mary have?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #430788 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><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=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=430788\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><font face=\"Tahoma\">This is a system of two equations.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let M be the number of Mary's cds.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let J be the number of Jamil's cds.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then we have:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M=2%2BJ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M=2%2BJ\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > given<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M%2BJ=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M%2BJ=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > given<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's just substitute the value of M in the first equation into the second equation:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2BJ%29%2BJ=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2BJ%29%2BJ=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2B2J=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2B2J=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2J=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2J=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=J=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"J=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jamil has 14 cds.  It is then easy to see that Mary has 16 cds.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check it, it works!<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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