document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883608>Question 883608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John, James, and George sold tickets for the school baseball game. John sold six<BR>\n" );
document.write( "times as many as James. George sold six more than James. In all, they sold 54 tickets. How many did each boy sell? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "George sold six more than James. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "H = 6J<BR>\n" );
document.write( "G = J + 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In all, they sold 54 tickets. How many did each boy sell?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H + J + G = 54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6J + J + J+ 6 = 54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8J + 6 = 54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8J = 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J = 6 (# sold by James)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H = 6J = 36 (# sold by John)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "G = J + 6 = 12 (# sold by George)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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