document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208390>Question 1208390</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fin\:volunteers\:at\:the\:local\:pet\:shelter\:with\:his\:friends\:Conor\:and\:Tiah.\:His\:friends\:each\:volunteer\:1.5\:hours\:longer\:than\:Fin.\:The\:three\:friends\:volunteer\:for\:a\:combined\:total\:of\:12\:hours.\:Let\:x\:represent\:the\:number\:of\:hours\:the\:Fin\:volunteers.\:Write\:an\:equation\:that\:can\:be\:used\:to\:determine\:the\:number\:of\:hours\:Fin\:voluneers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(1.5x) - 12/3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = # hours Fin volunteers (as directed)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x+1.5 = # of hours Conor volunteers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and x+1.5 = # of hours Tiah volunteers (each of them volunteers 1.5 hours more than Fin<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The three of them together volunteer a total of 12 hours:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's the answer, since the problem only said to write the equation....<br><BR>\n" );
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