document.write( "Question 986855: there are 24 more sophomores than juniors in a chemistry class.if there are 42 students in this class, find the number of sophomores and the number of juniors in the class. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let sophomores be \"s\" and juniors \"j\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if there are \"24\" more sophomores than juniors in a chemistry class, then we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s=j%2B24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if there are \"42\" students in this class, then \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s%2Bj=42\".....substitute \"j%2B24\" for \"s\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"j%2B24%2Bj=42\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2j=42-24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2j=18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"j=18%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28j=9%29\"-the number of juniors\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s=9%2B24\"=>\"highlight%28s=33%29\"-the number of sophomores \r
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