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document.write( "         c = 67s + 5000 \r\n" );
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document.write( "   Since c = $105000, we substitute (ignoring the dollar mark)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    105000 = 67s + 5000 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Swap right and left sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "67s + 5000 = 105000\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 5000 from both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "       67s = 100000\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 67\r\n" );
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document.write( "         s = 1492.537313, approximately 1500 \r\n" );
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document.write( "That tells us that a home with approximately \r\n" );
document.write( "1500 square feet of floor space can be built \r\n" );
document.write( "for $105,000. \r\n" );
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