document.write( "Question 1173012: In a non-leap year, the city of Montreal experienced 12 days less frost than the city of Quebec. In all, the two cities experienced 224 days of frost. How many frost-free days did the city of Montreal experience that year? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "    Q - M = 12   days\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Q + M = 224  days\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add the equation and get  2Q = 12 + 224 = 236;  Q = 236/2 = 118.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then from the second equation  M = 224 - 118 = 106.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  106 days for Montreal.\r\n" );
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