document.write( "Question 1160617: A washer and a dryer cost $788 combined. The washer costs $38 more than the dryer. What is the cost of the dryer? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if a washer $\"w\"$ and a dryer $\"d\"$ cost $ $\"788\"$ combined, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"w%2Bd=788\"$ .........solve for $\"w\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"w=788-d\"$ ........eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the washer costs $ $\"38\"$ more than the dryer, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"w=d%2B38\"$ .......eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq.1 and eq.2 we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"788-d=d%2B38\"$ ........solve for $\"d\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"788-38=d%2Bd\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"750=2d\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"750%2F2=d\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"d=375\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " the cost of the dryer $ $\"375\"$ \r
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