document.write( "Question 952145: A rock group plans to travel for a total of 37 weeks, making three concert stops. They will be in Japan for 4 more weeks than they will be in Australia. Their stay in Sweden will be 3 weeks shorter than that in Australia. How many weeks will they be in each country?
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\n" ); document.write( "4+x+3-x=37????
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Algebra.Com's Answer #581489 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Japan+%2BAustralia%2BSweden=37\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let the number of weeks in Australia be \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if they stay in Japan for \"4\" more weeks than they will be in Australia, then Japan will be \"Japan=x%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "if their stay in Sweden will be \"3\" weeks \"shorter\" than that in Australia, then their stay in Sweden will be \"Sweden+=x-3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "plug it in \"Japan+%2BAustralia%2BSweden=37\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B4%29%2Bx%2B%28x-3%29=37\"..........solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B4%2Bx%2Bx-3=37\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B1=37\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=37-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=36\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=36%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=12%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28Australia+=12%29\"->the number of weeks in Australia \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Japan=x%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"Japan=12%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28Japan=16%29\"->the number of weeks in Japan \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Sweden+=x-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"Sweden+=12-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28Sweden+=9%29\"->the number of weeks in Sweden\r
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