document.write( "Question 1084983: Mike has twice as many stamps as john has. After he gives john 6 stamps, he still has 8 more stamps than john does. How many stamps did mike have originally? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "M = 2J\r\n" );
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document.write( "M-6 = (J+6)+8 in this equation substitute for M:\r\n" );
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document.write( "2J-6 = J+14.       subtract J from both sides. Add 6 on both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "J = 20 and the problem says that M has twice as many, so:\r\n" );
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document.write( "M = 20*2 = 40.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Correct answer is M = 40, J = 20.\r\n" );
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