document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=561727>Question 561727</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Celeste want to have her hair cut and permed and also go to lunch. She knows she will need $77. The perm costs twice as much as her haircut and she needs $5 for lunch. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the perm is 2h (twice h)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "77=2h+h+5 because the amount of money she needs 77 is equal to the cost of the perm, plus the haircut plus the lunch<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "77=3h+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 5 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "72=3h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "haircut=24, perm 2h=2*24=48, lunch 5<BR>\n" );
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