document.write( "Question 879582: Mac and his brother Ted collect coins. Mac's collection contains 8 more than twice as many as Ted's. If the total number of coins in the two collections is 74, how many coins are in each collection?\r
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Mac and his brother Ted collect coins. Mac's collection contains 8 more than twice as many as Ted's. If the total number of coins in the two collections is 74, how many coins are in each collection?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find the number of coins in Mac's collection, we should first find the number of coins in Ted's collection.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "The number if coins in Mac's collection = 2x+8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+2x+8=74 1) Combine like terms
\n" ); document.write( "3x+8=74 2) Subtract
\n" ); document.write( "3x=66 3) Divide\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=22 <---- This is the number of coins in Ted's collection. Lets plug this number into 2x+8 to find how many coins Mac has.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2(22) +8 = 52\r
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