document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=509512>Question 509512</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Define a variable. Then write an equation to model each situation. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total was $28 after a $4 tip was added to the bill. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the bill can be defined as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28 = 4 + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus b=24 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The bill was $24. </SPAN>\n" );
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