document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=959251>Question 959251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mother and Maria worked out a deal. For every day Maria walks the family dogs she gets $1.00. For every day Maria doesn't walk the dog she gives back $1.00 back to her mother. Maria made a total of $9.00 during the month of March. How many days did Maria walk the dog in March? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #586338 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=586338\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w=walked; d=did not walk<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w+d=31 (31 days in March)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=31-w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1w-$1d=$9 Substitute for d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1w-$1(31-w)=$9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1w-$31+$1w=$9 Add $31 to each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$2w=$40 Divide each side by $2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=20 ANSWER She walked the dog 20 days.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=31-w=31=20=11 She did not walk the dog 11 days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1w-$1d=$9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1(20)-$1(11)=$9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$20-$11=$9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$9=$9<BR>\n" );
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