document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=891828>Question 891828</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sally and Jim went blueberry picking.  Jim picked one more pint than 3 times as many as Sally.  If together they picked 29 pints of berries.  How many did each pick? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #540065 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=540065\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> set J = pints by Jim<BR>\n" );
document.write( " S = pints by Sally<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 3S + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S + J = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute (3S + 1) for J<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S + (3S + 1) = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4S + 1 = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add -1 to each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4S = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( " S = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( " J = 3(7) + 1 = 21 + 1 = 22<BR>\n" );
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