document.write( "Question 226300: Joe Lick bought some 20-cent and 25-cent stamps. He bought 32 stamps in all, and paid $7.40 for them. How many stamps of each kind did he buy?\r
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Joe Lick bought some 20-cent and 25-cent stamps. He bought 32 stamps in all, and paid $7.40 for them. How many stamps of each kind did he buy?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 5. Then, 0.20x+0.25(32-x)=7.40 be the total dollar value of 7.40.\r
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Solved by pluggable solver: EXPLAIN simplification of an expression
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  • This is an equation! Solutions: x=12.
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  • Graphical form: Equation \"0.20x%2B0.25%2A%2832-x%29=7.40\" was fully solved.
  • Text form: 0.20x+0.25*(32-x)=7.40 simplifies to 0=0
  • Cartoon (animation) form: \"simplify_cartoon%28+0.20x%2B0.25%2A%2832-x%29=7.40+%29\"
    For tutors: simplify_cartoon( 0.20x+0.25*(32-x)=7.40 )
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

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Look at \"0.20%2Ax%2B0.25%2A%28highlight_red%28+32+%29-x%29=7.40\".
Moved \"32\" to the right of expression
It becomes \"0.20%2Ax%2B0.25%2A%28-x%2Bhighlight_green%28+32+%29%29=7.40\".
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Look at \"0.20%2Ax%2B0.25%2A%28-x%2B32%29=highlight_red%28+7.40+%29\".
Moved these terms to the left \"highlight_green%28+-7.40+%29\"
It becomes \"0.20%2Ax%2B0.25%2A%28-x%2B32%29-highlight_green%28+7.40+%29=0\".
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Look at \"0.20%2Ax%2Bhighlight_red%28+0.25%2A%28-x%2B32%29+%29-7.40=0\".
Expanded term \"0.25\" by using associative property on \"%28-x%2B32%29\"
It becomes \"0.20%2Ax-highlight_green%28+0.25%2Ax+%29%2Bhighlight_green%28+0.25%2A32+%29-7.40=0\".
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Look at \"0.20%2Ax-0.25%2Ax%2Bhighlight_red%28+0.25%2A32+%29-highlight_red%28+7.40+%29=0\".
Replace constants in expression: \"highlight_red%28+0.25%2A32+%29\",\"highlight_red%28+-7.40+%29\" with \"highlight_green%28+0.6+%29\"
It becomes \"highlight_green%28+0.6+%29%2B0.20%2Ax-0.25%2Ax=0\".
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Look at \"highlight_red%28+0.6+%29%2B0.20%2Ax-0.25%2Ax=0\".
Moved \"0.6\" to the right of expression
It becomes \"0.20%2Ax-0.25%2Ax%2Bhighlight_green%28+0.6+%29=0\".
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Look at \"highlight_red%28+0.20%2Ax+%29-highlight_red%28+0.25%2Ax+%29%2B0.6=0\".
Eliminated similar terms \"highlight_red%28+0.20%2Ax+%29\",\"highlight_red%28+-0.25%2Ax+%29\" replacing them with \"highlight_green%28+%280.20-0.25%29%2Ax+%29\"
It becomes \"highlight_green%28+%280.20-0.25%29%2Ax+%29%2B0.6=0\".
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Look at \"%28highlight_red%28+0.20+%29-highlight_red%28+0.25+%29%29%2Ax%2B0.6=0\".
Added fractions or integers together
It becomes \"%28-highlight_green%28+5%2F100+%29%29%2Ax%2B0.6=0\".
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Look at \"highlight_red%28+%28-highlight_red%28+5%2F100+%29%29%2Ax+%29%2B0.6=0\".
Remove unneeded parentheses around factor \"highlight_red%28+5+%29\",\"highlight_red%28+1%2F100+%29\"
It becomes \"-highlight_green%28+5+%29%2Fhighlight_green%28+100+%29%2Ax%2B0.6=0\".
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Look at \"-highlight_red%28+5+%29%2Fhighlight_red%28+100+%29%2Ax%2B0.6=0\".
Factors 5 and 100 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 5. Reducing fraction.
It becomes \"-highlight_green%28+1+%29%2Fhighlight_green%28+20+%29%2Ax%2B0.6=0\".
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Look at \"-highlight_red%28+1+%29%2F20%2Ax%2B0.6=0\".
Remove extraneous '1' from product \"highlight_red%28+1+%29\"
It becomes \"-x%2F20%2B0.6=0\".
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Look at \"highlight_red%28+-x%2F20%2B0.6+%29=0\".
Solved linear equation \"highlight_red%28+-x%2F20%2B0.6=0+%29\" equivalent to -0.05*x+0.6 =0
It becomes \"highlight_green%28+0+%29=0\".
Result: \"0=0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 7. ANSWER: The number of 20-cent stamps is 12 and the number of 25-cent stamps is 20.\r
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