document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1046487>Question 1046487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On&#8203; average, Americans spend 12.5 hr per month watching videos on both channel 1 and 2. They spend 5.5 more hours watching videos on channel 1 than they do on channel 2. How much time do they spend on&#8203; each? please show work.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #661919 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=661919\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let channel 1 be x and 2 be y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y = 12.5 (1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = y+5.5 Substitute in (1):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+5.5+y = 12.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3.5 is the time they spend watching channel 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And channel 1?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5+5.5 = 9 hours is the time they spend watching channel 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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