document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=140880>Question 140880</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the total cost of apples is b cents, what is a general formula for the cost, in cents, of y apples?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   a. b/xy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   b. x/by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   c. xy/b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   d. by/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   e. bx/y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  The answer is “D”, but we don’t know why...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #102535 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=102535\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the total cost of apples is b cents, what is a general formula for the cost, in cents, of y apples?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. b/xy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. x/by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. xy/b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. by/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. bx/y <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is “D”, but we don’t know why...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The \"x\" is missing from your posting.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It probably says \"the total cost of x apples is b cents\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If so, each apple costs b/x cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So y apples costs y(b/x) = by/x cents.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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