document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1079944>Question 1079944</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Over the last 3 evenings, Latoya received a total of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "77 phone calls at the call center. The third evening, she received <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 fewer calls than the first evening. The second evening, she received <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 times as many calls as the third evening. How many phone calls did she receive each evening? <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 #694170 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=694170\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> first evening is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "third evening is x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second evening is 2(x-5)=2x-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They add to 77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x-5+2x-10=77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-15=77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=23 first evening<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-10=36 second evening<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5=18 third evening\r<BR>\n" );
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