document.write( "Question 1045934: On Monday Ben took twice as many calls as Alan. Chris took three times as many calls as Ben. Doug took half as many calls as Chris. The total number of calls of the 4 agents added together was 480.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #661440 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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(1) \"+b+=+2a+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+c+=+3b+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+d+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ac+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(4) \"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+%2B+d+=+480+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+c+=+3%2A%282a%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+c+=+6a+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+d+=+%281%2F2%29%2Ac+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+d+=+%281%2F2%29%2A6a+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+d+=+3a+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute these results into (4)
\n" ); document.write( "(4) \"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+%2B+d+=+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(4) \"+a+%2B+2a+%2B+6a+%2B+3a+=+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(4) \"+12a+=+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(4) \"+a+=+40+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+2a+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+2%2A40+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+80+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+c+=+6a+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+c+=+6%2A40+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+c+=+240+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+d+=+3a+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+d+=+3%2A40+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+d+=+120+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Alan made 40 calls
\n" ); document.write( "Ben made 80 calls
\n" ); document.write( "Chris made 240 calls
\n" ); document.write( "Doug made 120 calls
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\n" ); document.write( "(4) \"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+%2B+d+=+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(4) \"+40+%2B+80+%2B+240+%2B+120+=+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(4) \"+480+=+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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