document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1160706>Question 1160706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Over the last three evenings, Heather received a total of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "69<BR>\n" );
document.write( " phone calls at the call center. The third evening, she received <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3<BR>\n" );
document.write( " times as many calls as the second evening. The first evening, she received <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6<BR>\n" );
document.write( " fewer calls than the second evening. How many phone calls did she receive each evening?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let a = no. calls the 1st evening<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let b = no. calls the 2nd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let c = no. calls the 3rd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + b + c = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The third evening, she received 3 times as many calls as the second evening.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 3b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first evening, she received 6 fewer calls than the second evening.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = b-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the first equation, replace a with (b-6), replace c with 3b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b-6) + b + 3b = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5b - 6 = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5b = 69 + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 75/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 15 calls on the 2nd evening<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you find a and c, ensure that they add up to 69\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many phone calls did she receive each evening? </SPAN>\n" );
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