document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=459726>Question 459726</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A reservation clerk worked 12.6 hrs one day. She spent twice as much time entering new reservations as she did verifying old ones and one and a half as much time calling to confirm reservations as verifying old ones. How much time did she spend entering new reservations?\r<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 #315262 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=315262\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A reservation clerk worked 12.6 hrs one day. She spent twice as much time entering new reservations as she did verifying old ones and one and a half as much time calling to confirm reservations as verifying old ones. How much time did she spend entering new reservations?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let n = the time spent on new reservations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the time spent on old reservations is n/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The time spent confirming reservations is 3/2 the time spent on old reservations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the time spent on old reservations is n/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, we can express the time spent confirming reservations as (3/2)(n/2)=3n/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the total time spent, expressed in terms of n, is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + n/2 + 3n/4 = 12.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for n:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4n + 2n + 3n)/4 = 12.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9n = 50.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 5.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the time spent on new reservations is 5.6 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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