document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1133014>Question 1133014</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Twins Joanie and Tony each start out with the same number of cents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Joanie buys 1 candy bar and has 70 cents left.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tony buys 3 candy bars at the same price and has 20 cents left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many cents did Joanie start with? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #750169 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=750169\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x equals the price of a candy bar.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y equals the amount of money they both started out with.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equations are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for joanie, y - x = 70\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for tony, y - 3x = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "these are two equations that need to be solved simultaneously.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract the second equation from the first to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for joanie, y - 25 = 70.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for y to get y = 95 cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for tony, y - 3 * 25 = 20 which becomes y - 75 = 20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for y to get y = 95 cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they both started out with 95 cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the price of one candy bar was 25 cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "95 - 25 = 70 which is what joanie had left.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "95 - 3 * 25 = 20 which is what tony had left.\r<BR>\n" );
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