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document.write( "Jim has a total of 77 red and blue marbles. The number of blue marbles is five more than twice the number of red marbles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write a pair of linear equations to represent information. Be sure to indicate what the variables represent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Explain the replacement method solving this pair of equations. Solve the equations to find the number of red marbles. Show your work. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a pair of linear equations to represent information. Be sure to indicate what the variables represent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r + b = 77 marbles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2r + 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Explain the replacement method solving this pair of equations. Solve the equations to find the number of red marbles. Show your work.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"b\" and solve for \"r\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r + 2r+5 = 77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3r = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "red = 24 (# of red marbles)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"b\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 77 - r = 77-24 = 53 (# of blue marbles)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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