document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251996>Question 251996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the next seven years, the St. Louis Cardinals will pay Albert Pujols an average of 14.7 million dollars per year.  Twenty-five $20-bills weigh 0.9 ounces.  If Albert were to insist on being paid in $20-bills, how many pounds would the $14.7 million weigh?  Round to the nearest pound.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.   1,654 B.   8,148	C.   26,460	D.   33,075	E.   41,344\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 #183733 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=183733\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 25 * 20 = 500 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "each set of 25 * 20 dollar bills is worth 500 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14.7 million divided by 500 = .0294 million sets of 25 * 20 dollar bills.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply that by 1 million to get 29400 sets of 25 * 20 dollar bills.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "each set weighs .9 ounces.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total weight would be 29400 * .9 = 26460 ounces.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number of ounces in a pound is 16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total weight would be 26460 / 16 = 1653.75 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "round to the nearest pound to get 1654 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer would be selection A (1654 pounds).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "algebraically, you would say:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = 1 set of 25 * 20 dollar bills.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "500*x = value of each set.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".9*x = weight of each set.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation would be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "500*x = 14.7 million\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides by 500 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 14.7 milli9on / 500 = .0294 million * 1000000 = 29400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you would solve for the weight by saying\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".9*x = .9*29400 = 26460 ounces.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 16 ounces to a pound, you would then solve for pounds by saying.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26460/16 = 1653.75 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this rounds to 1654 pounds to the nearest pound.\r<BR>\n" );
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