document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207244>Question 1207244</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jenny distributed some pebbles to her friends . If she gave 6 pebbles to each friend she would be 2 pebbles short . If she 5 pebbles to each friend she would have 5 pebbles left. How many pebbles did she have in total.<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 #845006 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=845006\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i get that she had 7 friends and 40 pebbles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's how.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = number of pebbles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = number of friends.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if she gave 6 pebbles to each friend, she was 2 short leads to y - 6x = -2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if she gave 5 pebbles to each friend, she had 5 left leads to y - 5x = 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract the second equation from the first to get 0 - x = -7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x to get x = 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 7, y - 6x = -2 becomes y - 42 = -2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for y to get y = 40.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace y with 40 and x with 7 in both equations and you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 - 42 = -2 and 40 - 35 = 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this confirms the values of x and y are true.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "she had 7 friends and 40 pebbles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is that she had 40 pebbles in total.\r<BR>\n" );
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