document.write( "Question 1137254: a”Teddy cuts grass in the summer for $20 a lawn. His neighbor, Gavin is
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document.write( "T + G = 348\r\n" );
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document.write( "T - G = 132\r\n" );
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document.write( "2T = 348 + 132 = 480  ======>  T = 480/2 = 240.  It is what Teddy earned.\r\n" );
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document.write( "G = 240 - 132 = 108.   It is what Gavin earned.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Teddy  cut  240/20 = 12 lawns.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Gavin  cut  108/18 =  6 lawns.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.   12*20 - 6*18 = 132.    ! Correct !\r\n" );
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