document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=967316>Question 967316</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Geoff and Wayne work the same number of hours. Five times the number of hours Geoff worked increased by nine is equal to three times the number of hours Wayne worked plus seventeen. How many hours did Geoff and Wayne work? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "G = W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5G+9 = 3W+17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for W and solve for \"G\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5G+9 = 3G+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2G = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "G = 4 hrs (Geoff's hours)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W = 4 hrs (Wayne's hours)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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