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document.write( "A police academy is training 14 new recruits.  Some are working dogs and others are police officers.  There are 38 legs in all.  How many of each type of recruit are there?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A police academy is training <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > new recruits. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Some are working dogs and others are police officers. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "let dogs be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and police officers <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2Bp=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2Bp=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >........eq.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=38 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"38\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > legs in all.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " dogs have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > legs; so,  the number of dogs legs is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( " police officer have  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > legs; so,  the number of police officers legs is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2p ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2p\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4d%2B2p=38 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4d%2B2p=38\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ........eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve the system:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2Bp=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2Bp=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >........eq.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4d%2B2p=38 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4d%2B2p=38\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ........eq.2....both sides divide by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2Bp=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2Bp=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >........eq.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2d%2Bp=19 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2d%2Bp=19\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......eq.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------------------------------------subtract eq1 from eq2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2d%2Bp-%28d%2Bp%29=19-14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2d%2Bp-%28d%2Bp%29=19-14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2d%2Bp-d-p=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2d%2Bp-d-p=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-> there was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dogs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2Bp=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2Bp=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >........eq.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p=14-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p=14-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-> there was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > police officers\r<BR>\n" );
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