document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=575541>Question 575541</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man bought a cow and a calf for $360, paying eight times as much for the cow<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as for the calf. What was the cost of each? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Price of the calf = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Price of the cow = 8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total amount paid = 360\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Price of calf + Price of cow = Total amount paid<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8x=360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x=360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x/9=360/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Price of the calf = x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Price of the cow = 8x = 8*40 = 320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total Amount paid = 40+320=360<BR>\n" );
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