document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=298724>Question 298724</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> THe formula b=26a is used in New England to estimate the minimum furnace output, b, in BTU's for a modern house with a square feet of flooring<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) determine the minimum furnace output for a 1700 ft(squared) modern house<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) solve formula for a </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a) determine the minimum furnace output for a 1700 ft(squared) modern house<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in the given number into:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=26a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=26(1700)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 44200 BTU<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) solve formula for a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=26a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing both sides by 26:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b/26 = a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = b/26\r<BR>\n" );
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