document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=311458>Question 311458</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Celeste wants to have her hair cut and perm and also go to lunch.She knows she will need $50. The perm costs twice as much as her haircut and she needs $5 for lunch.How much does the perm cost? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #222793 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Miceandwine><B>Miceandwine(15)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Miceandwine><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=222793\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay, so let's set up this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(the perm)+x(the haircut)+5(lunch)=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+x+5=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the first thing we can do is subtract the 5 from both sides and add the x's<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+5-5=50-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=45    Now we can divide the whole problem by 3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Great, now we know how much the haircut cost! Just double that to find out how much the perm costs, $30. Let's check our answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$15(haircut)+$30 (perm)+$5(lunch)=$50 (total)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope I helped! </SPAN>\n" );
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