document.write( "Question 1098966: Jim, Tim and Kim have 67 marbles together. Tim has 6 more marbles than Jim and Kim has 8 more fewer marbles than Jim. How many marbles has Tim? \n" ); document.write( "
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Jim, Tim and Kim have 67 marbles together.
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document.write( "J + T + K = 67\r\n" );
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document.write( "T = J + 6\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "and Kim has 8 more fewer marbles than Jim.
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document.write( "K = J - 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute (J + 6) for T and (J - 8) for K in the equation:\r\n" );
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document.write( "J + T + K = 67\r\n" );
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document.write( "getting:\r\n" );
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document.write( "J + (J + 6) + (J - 8) = 67\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now remove the parentheses, collect like terms, solve for J,\r\n" );
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document.write( "then substitute the number you get for J in the equation:\r\n" );
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document.write( "T = J + 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "and solve.\r\n" );
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