document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=100073>Question 100073</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/097490368x/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra 2: A Teaching Textbook</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I cannot seem to get a mathematical equation out of this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Jr. senator can work his way through a bureaucratic labyrinth in 50 minutes.  The Sr. senator can work his way through a bureaucratic labyrinth in 30 minutes.  Working together, how many minutes would it take them to work their way through 12 bureaucratic labyrinths?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have worked and worked and am just stuck!  50x + 30y = 12 and substituting y = (12 - 50x)/30 just ends me up with 12 = 12 (which I already know!).  Please help - words problems are my weak area here.  Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #72904 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=72904\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in 1 minute, the jr can do 1/50 and the sr can do 1/30 ... together they do 8/150 or 4/75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means it takes them 75/4 minutes to do a whole labyrinth together\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for 12, it would be 12(75/4) or 225 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F30%2Bx%2F50=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F30%2Bx%2F50=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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