document.write( "Question 939374: Summer is coming to a close in Alaska, and the temperatures are falling. The temperature in Fairbanks is -2 times the temperature in Barrow. The temperature in Barrow is 6 degrees more than -2 times the temperature in Fairbanks. What are the temperatures in Fairbanks and Barrow? \n" ); document.write( "
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Summer is coming to a close in Alaska, and the temperatures are falling.
\n" ); document.write( " The temperature in Fairbanks is -2 times the temperature in Barrow.
\n" ); document.write( " The temperature in Barrow is 6 degrees more than -2 times the temperature in Fairbanks.
\n" ); document.write( " What are the temperatures in Fairbanks and Barrow?
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\n" ); document.write( "let f = Fairbanks temp;
\n" ); document.write( "let b = Barrow's temp
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement
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\n" ); document.write( "\"The temperature in Fairbanks is -2 times the temperature in Barrow.\"
\n" ); document.write( "f = -2b
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\n" ); document.write( " The temperature in Barrow is 6 degrees more than -2 times the temperature in Fairbanks.
\n" ); document.write( "b = -2f + 6
\n" ); document.write( "replace f with -2b (from the 1st statement)
\n" ); document.write( "b = -2(-2b) + 6
\n" ); document.write( "b = +4b + 6
\n" ); document.write( "-6 = 4b - b
\n" ); document.write( "-6 = 3b
\n" ); document.write( "b = -6/3
\n" ); document.write( "b = -2 degrees at Point Barrow
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "f = -2(-2)
\n" ); document.write( "f = +4 degrees in Fairbanks\r
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