document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=997998>Question 997998</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Peter sold watches ($7) and necklaces ($4) at a flea market. Total sales were $300. People bought 3 times as many watches as necklaces. How many of each did Peter sell? What were the total dollar sales of each?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this system.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The exercise requires first assigning variables, and then TRANSLATE the description into symbolic statements, or a system of equations, and that is already done and shown.  No real steps there.  Just assign variables and write the symbolic statements.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, SOLVE THE SYSTEM for n and w.  TWO LINEAR EQUATIONS in the variables n and w.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You fill in the steps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Final Results:  12 necklaces and 36 watches. </SPAN>\n" );
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