document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=712481>Question 712481</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student bought three textbooks for his physics,chemistry and mathematics courses. The hemistry text cost $8 more that the mathematics text. The physics text cost twice as much as the chemistery text. If the total bill was $156, what was the price of each book? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #437987 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=437987\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> three unknowns need three equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=m+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=c-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=2c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+c+m=156<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2c+c+c-8=156<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4c-8=156\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4c=164<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=82<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "41+82+33=156<BR>\n" );
document.write( "156=156<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok\r<BR>\n" );
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