document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=717252>Question 717252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a basket ball game. Bill scored three times as many points as Jim. Together they scored 56 points. How many points did bill score? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4x=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=56/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=14 points for jim.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*14=42 points for bill.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14+42=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56=56 </SPAN>\n" );
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