document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=201938>Question 201938</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I convert the following word problem to an rational expression?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) What are the first 3 digits of your phone number? (do NOT include your area code)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) Multiply by 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3) Add 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4) Multiply by 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5) Add in the last four digits of phone number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6) Add in the last four digits of phone number again<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7) Subtract 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8) Divide by 2<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 #152165 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=152165\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> try this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= first three numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= last four numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x*80+1*250+2y-250)/2=\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that doesn't look right if you follow the order of operations, but if you just walk through it, it works ok. </SPAN>\n" );
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