document.write( "Question 1094225: Aini and Bala had 2500 at first. After Aini spent 55, Bala had 4 times as much money as her. How much money did Aini have at first? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "A + B = 2500,    (eq1)   and\r\n" );
document.write( "4*(A-55) = B.    (eq2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute B = 4*(A-55)  from (eq2) into (eq1) to get \r\n" );
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document.write( "A + 4*(A-55) = 2500.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for A.   Then evaluate B.\r\n" );
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