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document.write( "It takes Ashleigh 5 min to type a page of her essay and 1 min to proofread a page. One afternoon she spent 2hr typing and proofreading a total of 38 pages. How many pages did she proofread and show many did she type? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #751807 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( "Convert hours to minutes: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "In words: \n" ); document.write( "[ rate of typing ] x [ time spent typing ] + [rate of proofreading ] x [ time spent proofreading ] = 38 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "She typed 20.5 pages and proofread 17.5 pages \n" ); document.write( "( adds up to 38 ) \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "check my math \n" ); document.write( "Hope it makes sense to you\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |