SOLUTION: In 1902 you could buy 44 loaves of bread for the cost of one loaf in 2006. If a loaf of bread in 2006 cost 1.72 more than a loaf of bread in 1902, what was the cost of bread in 190

SOLUTION: In 1902 you could buy 44 loaves of bread for the cost of one loaf in 2006. If a loaf of bread in 2006 cost 1.72 more than a loaf of bread in 1902, what was the cost of bread in 190

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Question 834345: In 1902 you could buy 44 loaves of bread for the cost of one loaf in 2006. If a loaf of bread in 2006 cost 1.72 more than a loaf of bread in 1902, what was the cost of bread in 1902?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x cost in 1902
x+1.72 cost in 2006
44x=x+1.72
43x=1.72
x=$.04
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Ed
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