document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=143123>Question 143123</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Word problems are my biggest issues when doing algebra. i don't know what sequence i need to use to turn them into an equation to even begin to solve them. Someone, please help. What do i do? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A man goes into a grocery store and buys a grapefruit and a toy ball.  A 7% tax is applied to the price of non-food items.  If the total bill is $5.15, including $0.18 in tax on the toy ball, what are the prices of the grapefruit and the ball?<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 #104146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=104146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The price of the ball is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".07b=.18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=.18/.07<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2.57 price of the ball before the tax is added.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ball+tax+grapefruit=5.15<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".57+.18+g=5.15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g=5.15-2.57-.18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g=2.40 price of the grapefruit.\r<BR>\n" );
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