document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1076352>Question 1076352</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Situation 3:  Melissa and Trevor sell candy bars to raise money for a class field trip.  Trevor sells 1 more than five times as many as Melissa sells.  Together they sell 49 candy bars.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( " Let m be the number of candy bars Melissa sells.  Let t be the number of candy bars Trevor sells.  Write a linear system to represent this situation.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "49= t + m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T= 1+ 5m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If m is 5, t is 26. If m is 8 , t is 41 because Trevor sells 1 more than 5 times what Melissa sells.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have done this much so far on my own. But I need help with finding the other linear equation with m. I have T but not m. Please show me how to set up M's equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #690981 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=690981\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> t+m=49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=5m+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5m+1+m=49 by substitution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6m=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are correct all throughout. The linear system consists of the two equations above.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5m=t-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m+(1/5)(t-1) </SPAN>\n" );
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