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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 #162185 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=162185\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your friend paid $11.70 for a bag of popcorn at the movie theater. This amount was 52% of the total amount your friend spent at the theater. How much money did your friend spend (in dollars)?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  52%=0.52 by definition of percent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let Total Cost = T\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Cost of popcorn = $11.70 = 0.52*T since  52% of Total Cost or T=11.70/.52= 22.50 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  The total cost his friend spent was $22.50.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
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