document.write( "Question 1187435: Helen and James had between them 160 CDs. Helen said to James, ''if i had 5 more CDs, I would have twice as many as you''. How many CDs do they have each? Let the number of CDs that James has be x
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document.write( "James = x CDs\r\n" );
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document.write( "Helen = 160-x  CDs.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (160-x) + 5 = 2x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    160+5 = 2x + x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    165   = 3x\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x    = 165/3 = 55.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  James had 55 CDs;  Helen had (160-55) = 105 CDs.\r\n" );
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