document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175274>Question 175274</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One cup of pasta needs to boil for 3 minutes. Two cups of pasta need to boil for 4 1/2 minutes, and three cups take 6 minutes. How many minutes would seven cups of pasta need to boil before it could be eaten? Optional: Can you write a one-variable expression to represent this situation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #130366 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EMStelley><B>EMStelley(208)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EMStelley><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=EMStelley><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=130366\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We need to look for a pattern.  Notice that as the amount of pasta goes up a cup, the length of time needed to boil goes up by 1 1/2 minutes.  Thus, for example, 4 cups of pasta takes 7 1/2 minutes, 5 cups of pasta takes 9 minutes, 6 cups of pasta takes 10 1/2 minutes, and therefore 7 cups of pasta takes 12 minutes.  So there is your pattern.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the optional part:  How can we write an expression to represent this pattern?  As noted above, for each increase in cups of pasta, there is a 1 1/2 minutes increase in time needed to boil.  Hopefully with the pattern noted, you can work on figuring out the answer to this part. </SPAN>\n" );
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