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document.write( "there are twelve people on the jury. THere are 4 more men than women. How many men are there? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #74945 by oberobic(2304)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the number of women on the jury. So x+4 = number of men. \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + (x+4) = 12.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x + 4 = 12\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x = 8\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 4\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the number of women is 4. \n" ); document.write( "The number of men is 8. \n" ); document.write( "The number of men is 4 more than the number of women, so the answer checks. \n" ); document.write( " |