document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1028181>Question 1028181</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate this situation into a system of equation of the first degree in two clear variables:  To complete a team project, Yvon spent only 3/4 of the time that Peter spent on the project. The difference between the number of hours each of them worked is 20. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the number of hours that yvonne worked.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y = the number of hours that peter worked.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get x = 3/4 * y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - x = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "those are your two equations that you want to solve simultaneously.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace x with 3/4 * y in the second equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 3/4 * y = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get 1/4 * y = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for y to get y = 80.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the equation of y - x = 20, replace y with 80 to get 80 - x = 20 and solve for x to get x = 60.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get y = 80 and x = 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y is the number of hours that peter worked.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is the number of hours that yvonne worked.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3/4 * y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - x = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the requirements of the problem were satisfied and that's your solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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