document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152345>Question 152345</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0495389730/algebrahomeworkh>Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm having problems with this problem. Can someone help?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here's the problem...The average (mean) cost for a service club to publish a directory of its members is given by the rational function f(x)=1.15x+700 over x where x is the number of directories printed. Find the average cost per directory for x=1000.<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 #111991 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=111991\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=%281.15x%2B700%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=%281.15x%2B700%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%281000%29=%281.15%281000%29%2B700%29%2F1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%281000%29=%281.15%281000%29%2B700%29%2F1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%281000%29=%281150%2B700%29%2F1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%281000%29=%281150%2B700%29%2F1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%281000%29=1850%2F1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%281000%29=1850%2F1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%281000%29=37%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%281000%29=37%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%281000%29=37%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%281000%29=37%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which approximates to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%281000%29=1.85 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%281000%29=1.85\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So average cost per directory is about $1.85 </SPAN>\n" );
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