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document.write( "You are choosing between two plans at a discount warehouse. Plan A offers an annual membership fee of $170 and you pay 30% of the manufacturer's recommended list price. Plan B offers an annual membership fee of $70 and you pay 80% of the manufacturer's recommended list price. How many dollars of merchandise would you have to purchase in a year to pay the same amount under both plans?  What will be the cost for each plan? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #161095 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=161095\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 170+.3x=70+.8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".3x-.8x=70-170<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-.5x=-100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-100/-.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=200 dollar worth of purchases will make the 2 plans equal. </SPAN>\n" );
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