document.write( "Question 1185489: Hi
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "My sons answer is 110 the textbook is 120.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #816320 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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I took the description as a step-wise process, not as two separate conditions.
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document.write( "             Arthur          Sam\r\n" );
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document.write( "   0          A               S\r\n" );
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document.write( "   1          A-20            S+20\r\n" );
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document.write( "   2          A-20+10         S+20-10\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Description makes these relations.
\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28A-20=S%2B20%2C%28A-10%29%2F%28S%2B10%29=2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Some algebra steps,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28A-S=40%2CA-10=2S%2B20%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28A-S=40%2CA-2S=30%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "As two separate conditions,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28A-20=S%2B20%2C%28A%2B10%29%2F%28S-10%29=2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28A-S=40%2CA%2B10=2S-20%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28A-S=40%2CA-2S=-30%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add them;
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and \"A-S=40\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"A=40%2B70\"
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