document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85917>Question 85917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. a triangle has a perimeter of 69 inches. the second side is 7 inches longer than the first side. the third side is 6 inches shorter than twice the length of the first side. find the length of each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. michelle collected $184 selling girl scout cookies. the money consisted of $1, $5, and $10 bills. there were three times as many $1 bills as $5. if there were 60 bills, how many of each bill did she have?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #62083 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=62083\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.  let x equal the first side, so x+7 equals the second side and 2x-6 equals the third side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x+7)+(2x-6)=69 ... 4x+1=69 ... x=17 ...x+7=24 ...2x-6=28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.  let x equal $5 bills, so 3x equals $1 bills and 60-4x equals $10 bills<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5*x)+(1*3x)+(10*(60-4x))=184 ... 5x+3x+600-40x=184 ... -32x=-416 ... x=13 ... 3x=39 ... 60-4x=8 </SPAN>\n" );
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