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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 1996, the salary of the governor of New York was about $10,000 more than two times the salary of the governor of Arkansas. The total of the two salaries was $190,000. Find the 1996 salaries of each state's governor.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "190,000=2a+10,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180,000=2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90,000=a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So saying that $90,000 is Arkansas's salary, that means that New York's is 190,000! But when I add that up, it doesn't make any sense anymore. I don't get this. Can you help me please? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87487 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=87487\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 1996, the salary of the governor of New York was about $10,000 more than two times the salary of the governor of Arkansas. The total of the two salaries was $190,000. Find the 1996 salaries of each state's governor.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Arkansas gov. salary be \"x\" : NY gov salary will be 2x+10,000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ark sal + NY sal = 190000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2x+10,000 = 190,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 180000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 60,000 (Ark gov. salary)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+10,000 = 120000+ 10000= 130,000 (NY gov salary)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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