document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=361522>Question 361522</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate into equations and solve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.Six more than nine times a number is the same as two less than ten times the number.What is the number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.A pro shop in a bolwing alley drops the price of bowling balls 24% to a sale price of $34.20.What was the former price?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.An appliacne store drops the price of a certain type of tv 18% to a sale price of $410.What was the former price?<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 #257740 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=257740\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.) 9x+6 = 10x-2.  Then<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.)  Let x = former price.  Since there was a 24% discount, the sale price of $34.20 is 76% of x, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.76x+=+34.20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.76x+=+34.20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or x = $45.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.)  This is similar to #2 above.  Since there was a 18% discount, the sale price of $410 is 82% of x, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.82x+=+410 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.82x+=+410\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or x = $500. </SPAN>\n" );
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