document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=947062>Question 947062</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mei earn $2 less than three times as much as Olivia. Shane earns twice as much as mei. Together they earn $594 per week. How much does each person earn per week?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=amt Olivia earns<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2=amt Mei earns  ($2 less than three times as much as Olivia).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3x-2)=amt Shane earns (twice as much as mei)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3x-2+2(3x-2)=594<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3x-2+6x-4=594<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2=178<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3x-2)=356<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amt Olivia earns=$60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amt Mei earns=$178<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amt Shane earns=$356<BR>\n" );
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