document.write( "Question 1146879: Please help me answer this word problem.
\n" ); document.write( "Selma's class is making care packages to give to victims of natural disaster. Selma packs one box in 5 minute and has already packed 12 boxes. Her friend Trudy packs one box in 7 minute and has already packed 18 boxes. How many more minutes does each need to work in order to have the same number of boxes?
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document.write( "Selma = 12 +   boxes, where \"t\" is the time in minutes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Trudy = 18 +   boxes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Your equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Selma = Trudy,\r\n" );
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document.write( "or, equivalently,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    12 +  = 18 + .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Your task is to find \"t\" from this equation.\r\n" );
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document.write( "First step is to write it in this form\r\n" );
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document.write( "     -  = 18 - 12 = 6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next step is to multiply both sides by 35.\r\n" );
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