document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=956415>Question 956415</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two baseball players hit 14 home runs combined last season. The first player hit 5 more home runs than twice the number of home runs the second player hit. How many home runs did each player hit? I do not understand how to convert this math question from word form to problem form. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #584290 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=584290\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> F=first player's home runs; S=second players home runs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F+S=14 Subtract S from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=14-S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=2S+5 Substitute for F.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14-S=2S+5 Add S to each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14=3S+5 Subtract 5 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9=3S Divide each side by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=S ANSWER 1: The second player hit 3 home runs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=14-S=14-3=11 ANSWER 2: the first player hit 11 home runs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=2S+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11=2(3)+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11=6+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11=11 </SPAN>\n" );
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