document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=791465>Question 791465</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> billy and joey play on the same baseball team. together they score 12 runs. Billy scores twice as many runs as Joey. How many runs did each boy score? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "b + J = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2J<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"b\" and solve for \"j\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2J + J = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3J = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 4 (Joey's runs)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2J<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 8 (Billy's runs)<BR>\n" );
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