document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=66816>Question 66816</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me solve this?:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Ed chairlift has a vertical rise of 900 feet and the Green Machine chairlift has a vertical rise of 1200 feet.  Both ski lifts start at the ski lodge and Jason started and ended his day at the ski lodge.  Jason skied a total of 15,900 vertical feet and rode only these two chairlifts a total of 16 times.  How many times did he ride each chairlift? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is like a coin problem where the value of the two coins is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "900 ft or 1200 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Jason's number of Ed runs be \"x\": Vert dist = 900x ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Jason's number of Green runs is \"16-x\": Vert dist = 1200(16-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=19200-1200x ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "vert dist + vert dist = 15,900 vert ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "900x + 19200-1200x = 15,900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-300x=-3300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11 (# of runs on Ed)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16-x=5 (# of runs on Green)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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