document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12154>Question 12154</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to help my son and it has been a long time since I have done this kind of math.  Juan has 4 more cards than Kim. Larry has 2 more cards than Juan.  Altogether they have 100 cards. How many cards does each person have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you help? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6169 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=6169\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Juan has 4 more cards than Kim.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let Kim have \"X\" cards<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Juan has X+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " \"Larry has 2 more cards than Juan. \"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOw Larry has (X+4)+2 = X+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Altogether they have 100 cards.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So X + (X+4) + (X+6) = 100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3X+10 = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtracting 10 on both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3X = 100-10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 30 (Kim has these many)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Juan has 30+4 = 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Larry has 34 + 2 = 36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30+34+36 = 100 Yay!! </SPAN>\n" );
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