document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=201167>Question 201167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A person purchased 5k + 2 items for the cost of 35k^2 + 29k + 6. Find the average cost per item of this purchase.<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 #151378 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=151378\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can find the average cost by dividing the total cost of the items (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=35k%5E2%2B29k%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"35k%5E2%2B29k%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) by the number of items purchased (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5k%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5k%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C%5Bave%5D+=+%2835k%5E2%2B29k%2B6%29%2F%28%285k%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C%5Bave%5D+=+%2835k%5E2%2B29k%2B6%29%2F%28%285k%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > First, factor the trinomial in the numerator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C%5Bave%5D+=+%28%287k%2B3%29%2Across%28%285k%2B2%29%29%29%2F%28cross%28%285k%2B2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C%5Bave%5D+=+%28%287k%2B3%29%2Across%28%285k%2B2%29%29%29%2F%28cross%28%285k%2B2%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now cancel the common factors <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%285k%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%285k%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >as shown.<BR>\n" );
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