document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201034>Question 1201034</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Over the last 3 evenings, Linda received a total of 64 phone calls at the call center. The second evening, she received 8 more calls than the first evening. The third evening, she received 2 times as many calls as the second evening. How many phone calls did she receive each evening? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #835279 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=835279\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> total calls received on 3 days =64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First day we assume she got x calls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On second day she received x+8 calls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third she received 2(x+8) calls\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore x+ x+8 +2(x+8) =64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x+8 +2x+16 = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x +24 =64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Day 1 10 calls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Day 2 10+8 =18 calls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Day 3 18*2 = 36 calls\r<BR>\n" );
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