document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1174286>Question 1174286</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Edda has a poodle that weighs 7 pounds and gains 1 pound per year.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Walden has a young sheltie that weighs 2 pounds and gains 1 pound every 6 months.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edda and Walden are curious to know when their two dogs will weigh the same amount. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #799704 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=799704\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y= number of years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7+1y=2+2y, since gains 2 pounds a year<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 5 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The poodle will be 12 pounds and the sheltie will be 12 pounds.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "another way. The shelty is 5 pounds behind but is gaining a pound a year. Five years. </SPAN>\n" );
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