document.write( "Question 1163475: Mary,aldo,and Lamar sent a total of 99 text messages over their cell phones during the weekend. Aldo sent 9 fewer messages than Mary. Lamar sent 4 times as many messages as Aldo. How many messages did they each send? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Mary x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Aldo (x-9)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Lamar 4*(x-9)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + (x-9) + 4*(x-9) = 99\r\n" );
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document.write( "    6x - 45             = 99\r\n" );
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document.write( "    6x                  = 99 + 45\r\n" );
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document.write( "    6x                  = 144\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x                  = 144/6 = 24.\r\n" );
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