document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206402>Question 1206402</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Together, research vessels A and B collected 500 seawater samples. If vessel B collected 56 more samples than vessel A, how many water samples did each vessel collect? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #843839 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=843839\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A + B = 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = A + 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace B with A + 56 in the first equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + A + 56 = 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms and subtract 56 from both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A = 444<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for A to get A = 222<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = A + 56 gets you B = 278<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + B = 222 + 278 = 500, confirming the values of A and B are correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in these equations, A represents the number of seawater samples that vessel A collects and B represents the number of seawater samples that vessel B collects.\r<BR>\n" );
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