document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=495129>Question 495129</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I hate word prolems so much, and I can't figure this one out for my life. Here it is. A family buys airline tickets online. Each ticket costs $167. The family buys travel insurance with each ticket that costs $19 per ticket. The Web site charges a fee of $16 for the entire purchase. The family is charged a total of $1132. How many tickets did the family buy. I need a \"let\" statement. (Let x = ) and an equation. Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #335976 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=335976\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x =\"number of tickets\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Each ticket costs $167\" ___ 167x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"travel insurance with each ticket that costs $19 per ticket\" ___ 19x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The Web site charges a fee of $16 for the entire purchase\" ___ 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The family is charged a total of $1132\" ___ 167x + 19x + 16 = 1132\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "186x = 1116 </SPAN>\n" );
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