document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896865>Question 896865</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Together, Steve and Tom sold 119 raffle tickets for their school. Steve sold 15 more than three times as many raffle tickets as Tom. How many raffle tickets did each boy sell?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of tickets Tom sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+15=number of tickets Steve sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3x+15=119<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+15=93<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of tickets Tom sold=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of tickets Steve sold=93 </SPAN>\n" );
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