document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164060>Question 1164060</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Over the last three evenings, Susan received a total of 113 phone calls at the call center. The second evening, she received 5 more calls than the first evening. The third evening, she received 4 times as many calls as the first evening. How many phone calls did she receive each evening. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "first evening: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second evening: x+5  (5 more than the first)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "third evening: 4x  (4 times as many as the first)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total number of calls was 113:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%29%2B%28x%2B5%29%2B%284x%29+=+113 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%29%2B%28x%2B5%29%2B%284x%29+=+113\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) Solve the equation for x using basic algebra<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) Use that value of x to determine the number of calls each evening<br><BR>\n" );
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