document.write( "Question 1169328: The ratio of Susan’s money to Tommy’s money is 7:3 If Tom has 48 dollars less than Susan, find how much money each person has. (Algebraic Solution only) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Susan has  7x dollars;  Tommy has 3x dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The governing equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    7x - 3x = 48   dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "which implies\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x      = 48\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x      = 48/4 = 12.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The dollars are  7*12 = 84 (Susan) and  3*12 = 36 (Tommy).\r\n" );
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