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MarkFL and Soroban are absolutely right

Basic Steps to Setting Up Equations
Determine what the question is asking.
Write down the relevant information in simple statements.
Assign symbols to unknown values that need to be found.
Determine how the statements relate to each other mathematically.

[QUOTE="MathLover1, post: 1100183, member: 280"] MarkFL and Soroban are absolutely right [B]Basic Steps to Setting Up Equations[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Determine[B][COLOR=#0000ff] what[/COLOR][/B] the question is[COLOR=#0000ff][B] asking[/B][/COLOR]. [*]Write down the [B]relevant information in simple statements[/B]. [*][B][COLOR=#ff0000]Assign symbols to unknown values that need to be found.[/COLOR][/B] [*]Determine how the [B]statements relate to each other[/B] mathematically. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]