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The producer of a 30 minute tv documentary about world war 1 divided it into two parts. four times as much program time was devoted to the causes of the war as to the outcome. how long is each part of the documentary?
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PsyDAG
Let x = causes and y = outcome.
x = 4y
x + y = 30
Substitute 4y for x in the second equation and solve for y. Insert that value into the first equation to solve for x. Check by putting both values into the second equation.
x = 4y
x + y = 30
Substitute 4y for x in the second equation and solve for y. Insert that value into the first equation to solve for x. Check by putting both values into the second equation.
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