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document.write( "a person joins a book club and the first six books are free but then each costs 8.98\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how much did he pay for eight books\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if a bill came through with the shipment of 53.88 how would you create aqnd solve the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a person joins a book club and the first six books are free but then each costs 8.98 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "how much did he pay for eight books?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 2*8.98 = $17.96<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if a bill came through with the shipment of 53.88 how would you create and solve the equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost = 0*6 + 8.98(x-6), where x is the number of books bought.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "53.88 = 8.98(x-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6) = 53.88/8.98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6) = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 books<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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