document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=112242>Question 112242</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two men went fishing. They caught a total of 36 fish. X caught 8 times more than Y, how many fish did Y catch? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If they caught a total of 36 fish, then their sum <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is equal to 36. In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=8y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=8y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (since \"X caught 8 times more than Y\")\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the sum <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8y%2By=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8y%2By=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9y=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9y=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%2836%29%2F%289%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%2836%29%2F%289%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 9 to isolate y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So person Y caught 4 fish. Now plug this into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=8y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=8y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to find out how many fish X caught\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So person X caught 32 fish\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32%2B4=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32%2B4=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in the values that we previously solved\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add. So this equation works. </SPAN>\n" );
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