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\n" ); document.write( "jeremy and alicia had a total 360 dollars. Jeremy had 24 dollars more than alicia. Alicia spent 3 times as much as Jeremy and was left with 50 percent of the amount of money Jeremy had left.\r
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document.write( "Find their initial assets.\r\n" );
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document.write( "J + A = 360\r\n" );
document.write( "J - A =  24\r\n" );
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document.write( "2J =    360 + 24 = 384  ====>  J =  = 192.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thus initially Jeremy had 192 dollars;  Alicia had  192 - 24 = 168 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" = Jeremy spent.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then Alicia spent  3x, and the condition says\r\n" );
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document.write( "168 - 3x = 0.5*(192-x).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x  and  then evaluate  192-x.\r\n" );
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