document.write( "Question 706978: How do i figure out this word problem?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are 24 questions on a test. There are two types. One type is 4 points and one type is 5 points. There are 100 points in all. How many of each point?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I have worked this many times using elimination and it will not come out.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "There are \"24\" questions on a test. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are two types, type \"x\" and type \"y\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, \"x%2By=24\".......eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "One type is \"4\" (let it be \"x\") points and one type is \"5\" points (let it be \"y\"). There are \"100\" points in all.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so,\"4x%2B5y=100\".........eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now solve this system:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x%2By=24\".......eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B5y=100\".........eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=24\".......eq.1..solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=24-y\"......eq.1a.....substitute it in eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2824-y%29%2B5y=100\".........eq.2.........solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"96-4y%2B5y=100\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"96%2By=100\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=100-96\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=4%29\"......type \"5\" points\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=24-4\"......eq.1a\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=20%29\"......type \"4\" points\r
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