document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=237874>Question 237874</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i solve this word problem (its really confusing)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you take more than $8.25 but less than $10 to the amusement park.  You ride the slide 15 times and decide that you need a soda.  If the soda is $2,do you have enough money left over to buy the soda?  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The key for this is as follows:  The wetter than wet waterpark charges $0.75 to rent a mat plus $0.50 each time you ride the big water slide.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have figured out that the equation is y=0.75+0.50x  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #175504 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=College+Student><B>College Student(505)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=College+Student><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=College+Student><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=175504\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Equation:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0.75%2B0.50x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0.75%2B0.50x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You're very close.  From this equation, we would say x is the amount of times you rode the slide and y would be the amount of money spent. So, if you rode the slide 15 times, the equation would then be:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0.75%2B0.50%2815%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0.75%2B0.50%2815%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0.75%2B7.50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0.75%2B7.50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=8.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you only took somewhere between $8.25 and less than $10.00, would you have enought money to buy a $2 soda? No.  Because you would only have left $1.25 at the most.  </SPAN>\n" );
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