document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=985542>Question 985542</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> don practiced3 hours longer than marcus. together they practiced a total of 11 hours.how many hours did each young man practice? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since Marcus practiced 3 hours longer than don he is x + 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combined they practiced 11 hours = x + x + 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so 2x + 3 = 11; 2x = 8; x = 4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Don practiced 4 hours and Marcus practiced 7. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "QED </SPAN>\n" );
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