document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=380120>Question 380120</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> four notepads and a textbook cost $72 dollars. The textbook cost $44. How much did each of the notepads cost?<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 #269792 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kingme18><B>kingme18(98)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kingme18><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=kingme18><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=269792\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We are looking for the price of each notebook.  I'm going to call that n.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We bought 4 notebooks: 4n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The book was $44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We paid a total of $72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 notebooks + book = total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n + 44 = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To solve, first subtract 44 from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n+44-44=72-44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Undo the multiplication by dividing by 4 on both sides:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus, each of the 4 notebooks cost $7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To double-check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*7+44=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28+44=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It checked correctly. </SPAN>\n" );
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