document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=214457>Question 214457</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Todd has 48 words to spell for a puzzle. His mother says she will pay him $1.00 for every word he spells correctly but he has to pay her $0.60 for every word he spells incorrectly. If Todd makes $19.20, how many words did he spell correctly?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Define the variable, create the equation, and solve. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Define the variable, create the equation, and solve.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the number of words correctly spelled.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y be the number of words he misspelled.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He received 100x cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He paid out 60y cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity Equation: x + y = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Equation::::100x - 60y = 1920 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru the Quantity Equation by 60 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60x + 60y = 60*48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add that to the Value equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160x = 1920+60*48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30 (# of words he spelled correctly)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 18 (# of words he misspelled)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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