Question 982889: George's page contains twice as many typed words as Bill's page and Bill's page contains 50 fewer words than Charlie's page. If each person can type 60 words per minute, after one minute, the difference between twice the number of words on Bill's page and the number of words on Charlie's page is 210. How many words did Bill's page contain initially? Use a table to organize the information.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! George's page contains twice as many typed words as Bill's page and
Bill's page contains 50 fewer words than Charlie's page.
g = 2b
b = c-50
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If each person can type 60 words per minute, after one minute, the difference between twice the number of words on Bill's page and the number of words on Charlie's page is 210.
2b - c = 210
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How many words did Bill's page contain initially?
Use a table to organize the information.
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Rearrange the equations::
2b + 0 - g = 0
b - c + 0 = -50
2b - c + 0 = 210
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Solve the system be any method you know to get:
Answer:: b = 260 (# of words on Bill's page)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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