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document.write( "I have two problems that I keep getting wrong ? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Heres the first one..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A toy company spends $1500 each day for factory expenses plus $8 per teddy bear. If the company sells the bear for $12.00 each, how many bears must it sell in on day to equal it's daily cost? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did the problem & put this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1500/12=125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 125 bears have to be sold to equal the daily cost. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have to define a variable for the unknown that you are looking for and then write an equation you can solve for that variable, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So yeah I'm confused \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Anyways, Here's the 2nd problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve the following problem. Include your work by showing steps you took to solve it or explain in words what you did. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If consecutive integers are defined as n, n+1, etc., How would consecutive EVEN integers be defined? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem: The sum of four consecutive even integers is 308. Write & solve an equation to find the four integers. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks guys, your all very helpful! Hope someone see's or understands this fast :) <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 #291160 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=291160\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Problem Number 1:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A toy company spends $1500 each day for factory expenses plus $8 per teddy bear. If the company sells the bear for $12.00 each, how many bears must it sell in on day to equal it's daily cost? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = number of teddy bears sold per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x * 12 = revenue from teddy bears per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cost to build x teddy bears is equal to 1500 + 8*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The revenue must equal the cost to break even.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "revenue = 12*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost = 1500 + 8*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set them equal to each other to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12*x = 1500 + 8*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 8*x from both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4*x = 1500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 4 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 375.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They have to sell 375 teddy bears each day in order to break even.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "their revenue will be 12 * 375 = 4500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem Number 2:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the following problem. Include your work by showing steps you took to solve it or explain in words what you did.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If consecutive integers are defined as n, n+1, etc., How would consecutive EVEN integers be defined?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Problem: The sum of four consecutive even integers is 308. Write & solve an equation to find the four integers. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consecutive even numbers would be n, n+2, n+4, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + n + 2 + n + 4 + n + 6 = 308\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get 4n + 12 = 308\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 12 from both sides of the equation to get 4n = 296\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 4 to get n = 74\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the numbers are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "74 + 76 + 78 + 80 = 308\r<BR>\n" );
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