document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=859412>Question 859412</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a mother's 22-mile commute to work, she drops her daughter off at a child care center. The first part of the trip is 6 miles less than the second part. How long is each part of her morning commute? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Call the first part x and the second y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first part of the trip is 6 miles less than the second part.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now substitute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in the place of x in the first equation and solve for y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug this value in the place of any equation to solve for x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first part of her commute is 8 miles long and the second 14. </SPAN>\n" );
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