document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=346938>Question 346938</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pasta machine cost $33.oo and the ingredients to make one batch of pasta costs .33. One batch of pasta bought in a store costs .99.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many batches of pasta will you have to make for the cost of the machine and ingredients to equal the cost of buying the same amount of pasta at the store. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #248073 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=248073\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number of batches be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost of x batches = 0.33x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost of machine = 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost of x batches in store = 0.99x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.33x+33=0.99x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.99x-0.33x=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.66x=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=33/0.66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 50 batches of pasta.<BR>\n" );
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