document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=161513>Question 161513</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073533490/algebrahomeworkh>ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 10-ounce soft drink sells for 50 cents, and a 16-ounce<BR>\n" );
document.write( "soft drink sells for 68 cents. The price P is determined<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from the volume v of the cup by a linear equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) Find the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Find the price of a 20-ounce soft drink. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #118986 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=118986\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) 6 more ounces (16-10) cost 18 more cents (68-50) __ so the drink costs 3 cents per ounce (18/6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P=3v+k __ 50=3(10)+k __ 20=k __ k might represent the cost of the cup plus labor\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P=3v+20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) P=3(20)+20 __ P=80 </SPAN>\n" );
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