document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=905770>Question 905770</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">   Pedro has 209 mango trees and star apple trees.If he had 23 more mangoes and 18 fewer star apple trees,the number of mango trees would equal the number of star apple trees. How many mango trees does he have?( answer is 84 show your solution) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #549418 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=549418\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> m = number of mango trees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = number of star apple trees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m + s = 209\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if he had 23 more mangoes and 18 fewer star apple trees, the number of mango trees would be equal to the number of start apple trees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m + 23 = s - 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for m to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = s - 41\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace m with s - 41 in the equation of m + s = 209 to get s - 41 + s = 209\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to gert 2s - 41 = 209\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 41 to both sides of this equation to get 2s = 250\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by 2 to get s = 125\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the equation of m + s = 209, replace s with 125 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m + 125 = 209\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 125 from both sides of this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = 209 - 125 which becomes m = 84\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is that m = 84 and s = 125\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 23 to 84 and you get m + 23 = 107\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 18 from 125 and you get s = 107\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "everything check out so your solution is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number of mango trees is 84.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of star apple trees is 125.\r<BR>\n" );
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