document.write( "Question 1185033: You buy a house including the land it sits on for $121000. The real estate agent tells you that the land costs $5000 more than the house. What is the price of the house and what is the price of the land? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "    house + land           = 121000\r\n" );
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document.write( "    house + (house + 5000) = 121000\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x   + ( x + 5000)    = 121000\r\n" );
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document.write( "        2x                 = 121000 - 5000\r\n" );
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document.write( "         x                 =  = 58000.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the house costs  58000  dollars;  the land costs  58000 + 5000 = 63000 dollars.\r\n" );
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