document.write( "Question 273625: The usual toll charge to use the Bingham tunnel is 50 cents. If you purchase a special sticker for $5.50, the toll is only 35 cents. At least how many trips through the tunnel are needed before the sticker costs less than paying for each trip separately? \n" ); document.write( "
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The usual toll charge to use the Bingham tunnel is 50 cents. If you purchase a special sticker for $5.50, the toll is only 35 cents. At least how many trips through the tunnel are needed before the sticker costs less than paying for each trip separately?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.50x = 5.50 + 0.35x
\n" ); document.write( "0.15x = 5.50
\n" ); document.write( "x = 36 2/3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "about 37 trips\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x 0.50x 5.50+0.35x
\n" ); document.write( "1 0.5 5.85
\n" ); document.write( "2 1 6.2
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\n" ); document.write( "32 16 16.7
\n" ); document.write( "33 16.5 17.05
\n" ); document.write( "34 17 17.4
\n" ); document.write( "35 17.5 17.75
\n" ); document.write( "36 18 18.1
\n" ); document.write( "37 18.5 18.45
\n" ); document.write( "38 19 18.8
\n" ); document.write( "39 19.5 19.15
\n" ); document.write( "40 20 19.5
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