document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940752>Question 940752</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bully has a pail that contains 40 nails and weighs 175 grams. The same pail with 20 nails weighs 95 grams. How much does Bully's pail weigh with no nails in it? How much does each nail weigh?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=weight of each nail<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y=weight of pail<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x+y=175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x+y=95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x+y=175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x+2y=190<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "weight of each nail=4 grams<BR>\n" );
document.write( "weight of pail=15 grams </SPAN>\n" );
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