document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=225340>Question 225340</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't understand how to set up the following story problem.  Can you help me please? I have been lookin g at it for hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A person sold 120 itmes in x+2days. If he sold at the same rate for a seven day week, how many items did he sell during the seven days? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168168 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=168168\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A person sold 120 items in x+2 days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If he sold at the same rate for a seven day week, how many items did he sell during the seven days?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find out how many sold in 1 day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=120%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"120%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = no. of items in 1 day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then in 7 days:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=120%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"120%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=840%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"840%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = no. of items sold in 7 days<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did this make sense to you now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Response to student's question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Actually you can't solve this, because there is no way to know just what x is.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=840%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"840%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in seven days; is as far as you can go with it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is not an equation, just an expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(I probably should not have used the = sign here) </SPAN>\n" );
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