document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033401>Question 1033401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Campbell has 2 more toys than he needs in order to have one-half the number of toys Noah has. Campbell is 3 short of three-quarters the number of toys Noah has. How many toys does Campbell have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #647992 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=647992\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let c represent the number of toys that campbell has.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let n represent the number of toys that noah has.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = .5 * n + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means that campbell has 2 more toys than half the toys that noah has.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = .75 * n - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means that campbell has 3 less toys than three quarters of the toys that noah has.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have two equations that need to be solved simultaneously.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = .5 * n + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = .75 * n - 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract the first equation from the second equation to get 0 = .25 * n - 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 5 to both sides of the equation to get 5 = .25 * n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by .25 to get 5/.25 = n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for n to get n = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "noah has 20 toys.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "campbell has 2 more than half of noah's toys means that campbell has 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "campbell has 3 less than three quarters of noah's toys means that campbell has 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the numbers check out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "noah has 20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "campbell has 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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