document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=933866>Question 933866</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> River C is 300 miles longer than River D. If the sum of their lengths is 5,540 miles, what is the length of each river? help! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "C = D + 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C+D = 5540<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"C\" and solve for \"D\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D+300 + D = 5540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2D = 5240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = 2620 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C = 5540-2620 = 2920 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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