document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1034848>Question 1034848</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Moore family and the Bennett family each used their sprinklers last summer. The water output rate for the Moore family's sprinkler was <BR>\n" );
document.write( "35L<BR>\n" );
document.write( " per hour. The water output rate for the Bennett family's sprinkler was <BR>\n" );
document.write( "30L<BR>\n" );
document.write( " per hour. The families used their sprinklers for a combined total of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "50<BR>\n" );
document.write( " hours, resulting in a total water output of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1650L<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". How long was each sprinkler used? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #649503 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=649503\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the times used by each, m and b.  Then we can write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b + m = 50  and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30b + 35m = 1650<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now multiply the top one by 30 and subtract from the bottom one...we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30b + 35m = 1650<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(30b + 30m = 1500)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5m = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 30 hours for Moore so that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 20 hours for Bennett </SPAN>\n" );
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