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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A coffee merchant sells a customer 3 lb of Hawaiian Kona at $6.50 per pound. His scale is accurate to within +-0.03 lb. By how much could the customer have been overcharged or undercharged because of possible inaccuracy in the scale?\r<BR>\n" );
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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 #18225 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=18225\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The customer could be charged<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3 + .03 lb)( 6.50 / lb) = 19.695<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3 - .03 lb)(6.50 / lb) = 19.305<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the true price is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3)(6.50/lb) = 19.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He could be overcharged or undercharged 19.5 cents </SPAN>\n" );
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