document.write( "Question 1152141: Joe collected three times as many stamps as Angela.
\n" ); document.write( " Together, they collected 360 stamps in total.
\n" ); document.write( " How many stamps did each collect?     
\n" ); document.write( " 360/4 divide by 4 360/4 =90 over 1.  4/4 =0. anything divided by one stays the same. answer: 90
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\n" ); document.write( "Joe collected \"x\" stamps \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Angela collected \"y\" stamps \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if Joe collected three times as many stamps as Angela, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x=3y\" .......eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Together, they collected \"360\" stamps in total:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=360\" .......eq.2........substitute \"x\" from eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y%2By=360\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4y=360\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=360%2F4\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=90\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to \"x=3y\" .......eq.1 ..substitute \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=3%2A90\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=270\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, Joe collected \"270\" stamps and Angela collected \"90\" stamps \r
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