document.write( "Question 1001224: in a 10 kilometer race there are 112 more men entered than women. Find the number of female runners if the total number of runners in the race is 600 \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x = the number of men, y = number of women.\r\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 600,\r\n" );
document.write( "x - y = 112.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve this system? (Hint: add the two equations, both left and right sides).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. x = 356, y = 244.\r\n" );
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