document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1001697>Question 1001697</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of drive-in movie screens has declined steadily in the U.S. since the 1960s.  California and New York were two of the states with the most remaining drive-in screens in 2001.  California had 11 more screens than New York and there were 107 screens total in the two states.  How many drive-in movie screens remained in each state?  Let x represent the unknown, and write an equation for each sentence.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #618781 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=618781\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = number of screens in new york.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 11 = number of screens in california.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (x + 11) = 107<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 11 from both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x = 107 - 11 = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 48.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "new york has x = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "california has x + 11 = 59<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48 + 59 = 107 </SPAN>\n" );
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