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document.write( "Your family is planning a 7 day vacation in Florida. You estimate that it will cost $275 per day in Tampa and $400 per day in Orlando. Your total budget is $2300 for the whole trip. How many days should you spend at each location?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #113005 by Fombitz(32388) You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 7 days you can either pick in Tampa or Orlando. \n" ); document.write( "Let's call the number of days in Tampa, T, and the number of days in Orlando, R. \n" ); document.write( "We know \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( "We also know that we have to meet the $2300 budget. \n" ); document.write( "Each day in Tampa cost $275/day. \n" ); document.write( "The total cost is the number of days in Tampa multiplied by 275 or 275*T \n" ); document.write( "Each day in Orlando cost $400/day. \n" ); document.write( "The total cost is the number of days in Orlando multiplied by 400 or 400*R,. \n" ); document.write( "The grand total equals $2300. \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( "Use eq.1 to solve for R as a function of T. \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Now substitute this expression into 2. \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Since \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "4 days in Tampa, 3 days in Orlando. \n" ); document.write( " |