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document.write( "x books, 30-x magazines.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Money equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5x -3*(30-x) = 6  dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5x - 90 + 3x = 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "    8x = 90+6 = 96\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x        = 96/8 = 12.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  12 books.\r\n" );
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