document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998678>Question 998678</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> gina has $2 more than three times the amount fred has. when gina gave fred $5 fred then had one half asa much as gina. how much did gina have at first </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 3f + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f+5 = (1/2)(g-5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g - 3f = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g - 2f = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"f\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = $13 (amt. fred started with)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 3f+2 = $41 (amt. gina started with)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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