document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1039692>Question 1039692</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Melissa and Emily are playing at the pool. They have three different measuring jars for liters, cups, and pints. Melissa poured 7 cups of water and 3 liters of water into the pint jar and it was filled up to 9.8 pints. Later, Emily started with 5 liters of water in the pint jar and took out 9 cups. The remaining water level was equal to 6 pints.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Model the given situation as a system of linear equations and solve it for liters. Based on your solution, what do you notice about the relationship between pints and cups, and pints and liters?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Abbreviated units here will be c for cups, L for liters, p for pints.  These are not being used as variables, but as UNITS of volume.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Might be more than one way to go.  Try changing Melissa's equation to all pints; and Emily's equation to all pints.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or keeping form the same,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is the system.  Two linear equations in two unknown unit conversion ratios.   </SPAN>\n" );
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