document.write( "Question 1043064: On Monday 30 girls and zero boys in Crescent Valley band missed practice resulting in a 2 to 5 ratio of girls to boys on Tuesday 30 girls and 40 boys miss practice resulting in a 2 to 1 ratio of girls to boys how many students are in the band \n" ); document.write( "
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x girls and y boys are in the band.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "MONDAY
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-30%29%2Fy=2%2F5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"5%28x-30%29=2y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-150=2y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-2y=150\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "TUESDAY
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-30%29%2F%28y-40%29=2%2F1\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x-30=2%28y-40%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x-30=2y-80\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x-2y=-80%2B30\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x-2y=-50\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve this system: \"system%285x-2y=150%2Cx-2y=-50%29\". Any method you want.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-x-2y-%28-2y%29=150-%28-50%29\" as a first step using Elimination Method...
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