document.write( "Question 274167: I have been trying and trying here and running in circles! I even have my brother on it: Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
\n" ); document.write( " - The cost of plywood sheeting recently increased by $1.39. per sheet. A contractor purchased several for a current project and spent $166.80 total. Six months ago, for a different project, he spent the same total but bought six more sheets than his current project. How many sheets of plywood did the contractor but for his current project?
\n" ); document.write( " I know that he spent a total of $8.34 more. I have x+6p=$166.80; \"p\" for plywood. I started dividing that into the total and ran into price of six.
\n" ); document.write( " This one is kicking me and I really don't think it should!! I am not even nearly on the right track! Any help would be awesome!! Thank you tons!! rl \n" ); document.write( "
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I have been trying and trying here and running in circles! I even have my brother on it: Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
\n" ); document.write( "- The cost of plywood sheeting recently increased by $1.39. per sheet. A contractor purchased several for a current project and spent $166.80 total. Six months ago, for a different project, he spent the same total but bought six more sheets than his current project. How many sheets of plywood did the contractor but for his current project?
\n" ); document.write( "I know that he spent a total of $8.34 more. I have x+6p=$166.80; \"p\" for plywood. I started dividing that into the total and ran into price of six.
\n" ); document.write( "This one is kicking me and I really don't think it should!! I am not even nearly on the right track! Any help would be awesome!! Thank you tons!! rl\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(p + 1.39)*x = 166.80
\n" ); document.write( "p * (x+6) = 166.80 (same total but x+6 or 6 more sheets)
\n" ); document.write( "(p + 1.39)*x = p * (x+6)
\n" ); document.write( "px + 1.39x = px + 6p
\n" ); document.write( "1.39x = 6p
\n" ); document.write( "x = 6p/1.39
\n" ); document.write( "(1.39/6)x = p
\n" ); document.write( "((1.39/6)x + 1.39)*x = 166.80
\n" ); document.write( "(1.39x^2)/6 + 1.39x = 166.80
\n" ); document.write( "(x^2)/6 + x = 120
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 6x = 720
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 6x - 720 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "(x+30)(x-24) = 0 (30*-24=-720)
\n" ); document.write( "x=24 since that is the positive answer
\n" ); document.write( "(1.39/6)x = p
\n" ); document.write( "(1.39/6)*24 = p
\n" ); document.write( "1.39 * 4 = p
\n" ); document.write( "5.56 = p
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(p + 1.39)*x = 166.80
\n" ); document.write( "(5.56 + 1.39) * 24 = 166.80
\n" ); document.write( "6.95 * 24 = 166.80
\n" ); document.write( "166.80 = 166.80
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "p * (x+6) = 166.80 (24 + 6 = 30)
\n" ); document.write( "5.56 * 30 = 166.80
\n" ); document.write( "166.80 = 166.80
\n" ); document.write( "note:
\n" ); document.write( "am not sure where you got the $8.34
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