document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1189749>Question 1189749</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill has 120 dollars more than James. Each week bill spends 25 dollars and James spends 22 dollars. They use up their money at the same time. How many weeks did it take bill to spend all his money. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #821189 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=821189\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bill has 120 dollars more than James.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let j = amt of money James has<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(j+120) = amt that Bill has<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Each week bill spends 25 dollars and James spends 22 dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " They use up their money at the same time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many weeks did it take bill to spend all his money.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let w = no. of weeks to spend it all<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for each<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(j+120) - 25w = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rearrange to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j - 25w = -120 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "James<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j - 22w = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use elimination on these two equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j - 25w = -120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j - 22w = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--------------------Subtraction eliminates j, find w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 - 3w = -120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = -120/-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 40 weeks both spend it all<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To confirm this, find the actual amt each had.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j - 22(40) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j - 880 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = $880 James had, and Bill had 120 more or $1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "880 - 40(22) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1000 - 40(25) = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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