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document.write( "1.  Hans paid $1.50 each for programs to the game. He sold all but 20 of them for $3 each and made a profit of $15. How many programs did he buy? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Hint:Profit= Selling Price - Purchase price)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           Number  x Price = Cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|-------|----------|-------|----------|    150x+3(20-x)=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|Bought |   12-x   | 20    | 20(12-x) |    150x+60-3x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|-------|----------|-------|----------|   - 3x    -3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|Sold   |     x    | 40    |  40x     |   ----    ----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|-------|----------|-------|----------|    147x+60 = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                               -15  -15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                           147x=45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                           45x 45x   <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                             X=2.72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Ceila bought 12 apples, ate two of them, and sold the rest at 20¢ more per apple than she paid. Her total profit was #1.00. How much did she sell each apple for?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           Number  x Price = Cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|-------|----------|-------|----------|    40x+20(12-x)=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|Bought |   12-x   | 20    | 20(12-x) |    40x+240-20x=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|-------|----------|-------|----------|   -20     -20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|Sold   |     x    | 40    |  40x     |   ----    ----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|-------|----------|-------|----------|    20x+240 = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                              -100  -100 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                           20x=140<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                           20   20  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                             X=70 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Purchased <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> at 1.50:  Cost <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 1.5x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sold <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ -\ 20\"> at 3.00:  Revenue <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 3(x\ -\ 20)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3(x\ -\ 20)\ -\ 1.5x\ =\ 15\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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