document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1160644>Question 1160644</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Melissa, Deon, and Boris sent a total of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "108<BR>\n" );
document.write( " text messages during the weekend. Melissa sent <BR>\n" );
document.write( "7<BR>\n" );
document.write( " fewer messages than Deon. Boris sent <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3<BR>\n" );
document.write( " times as many messages as Deon. How many messages did they each send?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #784047 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=784047\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The description states everything as related to Deon.  Make Deon's quantity the variable.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Melissa        d-7\r\n" );
document.write( "Deon            d\r\n" );
document.write( "Boris          3d\r\n" );
document.write( "TOTAL          108\r\n" );
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document.write( "That should make sense, and you know what to do next to finish. </SPAN>\n" );
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