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document.write( "jane and john had some marbles. After jane gave john some marbles, he had 3 times as many as he had at first. Jane then hsd half the number of marbles that john had. If they had a total of 180 marbles, how many did each have at first. \r<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 #719915 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=719915\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At first, jane had x marbles and john had y marbles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The exchange of marbles from jane to john was m marbles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The description can be turned into system of equations according to the description:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28x%2By=180%2Cy%2Bm=3y%2Cx-m=%281%2F2%29%2A3y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28x%2By=180%2Cy%2Bm=3y%2Cx-m=%281%2F2%29%2A3y%29\"   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=system%28m=2y%2Cy=2x-3m%2Cx%2By=180%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28m=2y%2Cy=2x-3m%2Cx%2By=180%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute for m,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28x%2By=180%2C2x=7y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28x%2By=180%2C2x=7y%29\"   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=highlight%28y=40%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=40%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------------john had originally<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=140%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=140%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-----------jane had at first\r<BR>\n" );
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