document.write( "Question 1187516: A textbook store sold a combined total of 348 sociology and math textbooks in a week. The number of math textbooks sold was 64 less than the number of sociology textbooks sold. How many textbooks of each type were sold? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "A textbook store sold a combined total of 348 sociology and math textbooks in a week.
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document.write( "    Math + Sociology = 348\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x   +   (x+64)  = 348\r\n" );
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document.write( "        2x           = 348 - 64 = 284\r\n" );
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document.write( "         x                      = 284/2 = 142.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  142 Math textbooks and 142+64 = 206 Sociology textbooks.\r\n" );
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