document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182291>Question 1182291</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Patsy Wong owns two computer service shops.  This year the telephone bill for her Summit shop was $580 less than twice the telephone bill for her Norton shop.  The total telephone expense for both shops was $2060.  What was the cost of each shop's telephone service for the year?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The yearly bill for the Norton shop was $?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The yearly bill for the Summit shop was $? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let the telephone bill for her Norton shop. be $ x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "telephone bill for her Summit shop was $580 less than twice the telephone bill for her Norton shop.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-580\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total bill for both =2060\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x-580=2060\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-580=2060\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 2060+580\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 2640\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 2640/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 880\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the telephone bill for her Norton shop is $ 880<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "telephone bill for her Summit shop was 2060-880 = $ 1180\r<BR>\n" );
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