$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ people were employed in the United States in $\"\"$ .

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a.

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The number of people in production occupations times $\"\"$ is the number of working people.

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Write an equation.

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Let $\"\"$ be the number of people in in production occupations.

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We are told that $\"\"$ times this is equal to the total number of working people.

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The equation is $\"\"$ .

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Find represent the number of people employed in production occupations in $\"\"$ .

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$\"\"$ (Original equation)

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$\"\"$ (Divide each side by $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Simplify)

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There are $\"\"$ people working in production occupations.

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$\"\"$

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b.

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The number of people in repair occupations is $\"\"$ less than the number of people in production occupations.

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Find how many people are in repair occupations.

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Let $\"\"$ be the number of people in in repair occupations.

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$\"\"$ is $\"\"$ less than the number of people in production occupations.

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The equation is $\"\"$ .

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$\"\"$ (Original equation)

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

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There are $\"\"$ people working in repair occupations.

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$\"\"$

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a.

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The equation is $\"\"$ .

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There are $\"\"$ people working in production occupations.

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b.

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There are $\"\"$ people working in repair occupations.