document.write( "Question 1121429: Hi
\n" ); document.write( "joanne and bernard had a certain number of stamps each. If joanne gave 90 stamps to bernard, they would have the same number of stamps. If bernard gave 10 stamps to joanne she would have 5 times as many stamps as bernard. How many did joanne have at first.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #737315 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+a+\" = number that Joanne started with
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+b+\" = number that Bernard started with
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+-+90+=+b+%2B+90+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+%2B+10+=+5%2A%28+b+-+10+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+%2B+10+=+5b+-+50+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+-a+%2B+5b+=+60+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+-+b+=+180+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Add (1) and (2)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4b+=+240+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+60+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+-+60+=+180+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+=+240+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Joanne had 240 to start with
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+a+%2B+10+=+5%2A%28+b+-+10+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+240+%2B+10+=+5%2A%28+60+-+10+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+250+=+5%2A50+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+250+=+250+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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