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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bun cost x pence and a cake costs 3 pence more than a bun. four cakes and thee buns together cost pound 1.60.how much does one bun cost? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "bun cost : x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cake cost: x + 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: 1 pound = 120 pence<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x+3) + 3x = 1.60 pd.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+12 + 3x = 1.60 pd.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 1.48 pd = 1.48(120) = 177.6 pence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 177.6/7 = 25.37 pence (price of a bun)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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