document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=91547>Question 91547</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP! I am not good with story problems and i am stump with this story equation. Here it is...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Steve, Theresa, and Christine play a round of golf together. Their combined score is 223. Steves score was 3 more than Christine's, and Theresa's score was 7 more than Steve's. What was each persons score? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Steve's score...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Theresa's score...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Christine's score...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me on how to write the story problem to an equation. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "THANK YOU for your help! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Christine had the lowest score so let her score be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Steve's score is \"x+3\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Theresa's score = x+3+7 = \"x+10\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (x+3) + (x+10) = 223<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 13 = 223<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 70 (Christine's score)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3 = 73 (Steve's score)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10 = 80 (Theresa's score)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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