document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50772>Question 50772</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Greetings. I have a word problem that I must use logarithms to figure out. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"On a certain street, a section having an area of 4896.7 square yards is paved at an expense of $12,642,17. What would be the expense to a property holder who pays for 356.28 square yards of the pave?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is not from a textbook. The questions are similiar to those found in the Penn Foster study units of Technical Math I. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #33804 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=33804\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a certain street, a section having an area of 4896.7 square yards is paved at an expense of $12,642,17. What would be the expense to a property holder who pays for 356.28 square yards of the pave?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the cost for the 356.28 sq. yds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12,642.17/4896.7  =  x/356.28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.58177344 = x/356.28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$919.83 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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