document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=289499>Question 289499</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is driving me nuts. Can I please get your help!!!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Everton College store was paid $1986 for an order of 50 calculators. The store paid $9.00 for each sciuentific calculators, The others, all graphing calculators, cost the store $57 each. How many of each type of calculator were ordered?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Scientific_____<BR>\n" );
document.write( "praphing_______ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #209654 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Grinnell><B>Grinnell(63)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Grinnell><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=209654\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This problem involves knowing how to set up the algebraic expression, given the English.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1986 is the total amount of money spent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 is the total amount of units bought.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So if we let (50-x) represent the amount of Scientific Calculators,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then x represents the amount of graphing calculators. STOP--<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Go over what I just meant. Understand this!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OK? Now 9(50-x) represents the amount of money spent on Scientific Calculators.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(I've decided not to deal with dollar signs right now.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "57(x) represents the amount of money spent on Graphing Calculators.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW...9(50-x) + 57(x) = 1986.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We use the Distributive Property of Multiplication over addition and subtraction...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "450-9x+57x=1986<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48x=1536<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW we go back and read what the problem is asking for. And, we want to remind ourselves what x was/is. x is the amount of Graphing Calculators, which is 32. (50-x) is the amount of Scientific Calculators, which is then 18.   </SPAN>\n" );
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