document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80814>Question 80814</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two houses are for sale on the same street. The second house has 1000 square feet less than twice the square feet of the first house. Together the houses have 4400 square feet. What is the square footage of the first house?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #57997 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=57997\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the second house, you can write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B2%5D+=+2A%5B1%5D-1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B2%5D+=+2A%5B1%5D-1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > are the areas of house 1 and house 2 respectively. You can also write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B1%5D%2BA%5B2%5D+=+4400 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B1%5D%2BA%5B2%5D+=+4400\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite this as: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B2%5D+=+4400-A%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B2%5D+=+4400-A%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and substitute it for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in the first equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4400-A%5B1%5D+=+2A%5B1%5D-1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4400-A%5B1%5D+=+2A%5B1%5D-1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify and solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4400+=+3A%5B1%5D+-1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4400+=+3A%5B1%5D+-1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 1000 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5400+=+3A%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5400+=+3A%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1800+=+A%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1800+=+A%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first house has 1,800 square feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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