document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1123536>Question 1123536</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a swimming gala a first place counts 5 points, a second place 3 points and a third place 1 point. The winning team got twice as many second places as first place and eight more third places than second places, scoring a total of 151 points. How many third places did they get? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #739874 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=739874\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x first places at 5 points each = 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x second places at 3 points each = 6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+8 third places at 1 point each = 2x+8<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total points: 5x+6x+2x+8 = 151<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then remember the question is the number of third places, which is not x, but 2x+8. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );