document.write( "Question 1059701: Bobby hit four more home runs than twice the number of home runs Larry hit. Together they hit 31 home runs. How many did each boy? \n" ); document.write( "

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1. $\"B=4%2B2L\"$
\n" ); document.write( "2. $\"B%2BL=31\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute eq. 1 into eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%284%2B2L%29%2BL=31\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3L=27\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=9\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B%2B9=31\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=22\"$
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