document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=292586>Question 292586</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Would part a be----- 120/x...im so sure on how to write one!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Would part b be------ 120/5 again not so sure, but i think this is nto right, because it was to simple this stuff is not that simple. Please help???\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Magazine sales. Henry sold 120 magazine subscriptions in<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Write a rational expression for the rate at which he sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Suppose that he continues to sell at the same rate for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 more days. Write a rational expression for the number<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 #211307 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=211307\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Henry sold 120 magazine subscriptions in x days.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Write a rational expression for the rate at which he sold the subscriptions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He sold 120/x magazines per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Suppose that he continues to sell at the same rate for 5 more days. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a rational expression for the number of magazines sold in those 5 days.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This would be 5 * (120/x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose x was equal to 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means he sold 120/10 = 12 magazines per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If he continues to sell at the same rate, in 5 more days he will have sold 5 * 12 = 60 more magazines.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that in 10 days he sold 120, and in 15 days he sold 180.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "120/10 = 12 magazines per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "180/15 = 12 magazines per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rate is the same as it should be.\r<BR>\n" );
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