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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "During part of football, the local team has counted 6 point less than the other team.
\n" ); document.write( "Both teams have counted a total of 66 points.
\n" ); document.write( "What is the number of points scored by each team?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "During part of football,
\n" ); document.write( "\"the-+local-+team=+x\" has counted \"6-+point-+less+-than+-the+-other-+team+=+y\", and we can write it:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1. \"x+=+y+-+6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Both teams have counted \"a+-total-+of-+66+-points\", and we write it:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. \"x+%2B+y+=+66\"
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\n" ); document.write( "What is the number of points scored by each team?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "start with equation \"2.\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+y+=+66\"... substitute equation \"1.\" into equation \"2.\", and we will have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+-+6+%2B+y+=+66\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y+-+6+=+66\".... move \"-6\" to the right\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y+=+66+%2B+6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y+=+72\"....divide both sides by \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2F2%29y+=+72%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+36\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, the number of points scored by each team is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"the+-other-+team\" scored \"36\" points, and \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"the-+local-+team\" scored \"36+-+6+=+30\" points\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check \"a+-total\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+-total\" is \"36+%2B+30+=+66\"
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