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document.write( "Olivia bought 5 greeting cards that were each the same price. She used coupons worth $2.50. Alexandra bought 4 cards and used a $1.00 coupon. Each girl paid the same amount. What was the price of each card?\r<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 #216656 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=216656\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is the problem: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Olivia bought 5 greeting cards that were each the same price. She used coupons worth $2.50. Alexandra bought 4 cards and used a $1.00 coupon. Each girl paid the same amount. What was the price of each card?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the price of the card be $x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Olivia<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 cards = 5x ---coupons worth 2.50 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So she paid 5x-2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Alexandria\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 cards so cost = 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "coupons =$1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they both paid same amount\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-2.5=4x-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-4x=2.5-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=1.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Card costs $ 1.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ananth\r<BR>\n" );
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