document.write( "Question 1137768: The Mackenzie River is 1183 km longer than the St Lawrence River. The sum of their lengths is 7299 km. How long is each river? \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #755646 by MathLover1(20849)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let the Mackenzie River length be \"L\" and the St Lawrence River length be \"L%5B1%5D\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The Mackenzie River is \"1183km\" longer than the St Lawrence River.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=L%5B1%5D%2B1183km\"....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " The sum of their lengths is \"7299km\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L%2BL%5B1%5D=7299km\"........substitute \"L\" from eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L%5B1%5D%2B1183km%2BL%5B1%5D=7299km\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2L%5B1%5D=7299km-1183km\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2L%5B1%5D=6116km\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L%5B1%5D=6116km%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=L%5B1%5D%2B1183km\"....eq.1, substitute \"L%5B1%5D\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the Mackenzie River is \"4241km\" long, and the St Lawrence River is \"3058km\" long\r
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