document.write( "Question 598478: Your elderly neighbour like to tell stories. In particular, he likes to tell the story of how he won the lottery when he was younger. Thing is, he can never quite remember the prize pool. He knows that he received $21,000 and that he contributed $2.00 to a $7.50 ticket. Can you help him figure out the total prize pool? \n" ); document.write( "

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he received $21,000 and that he contributed $2.00 to a $7.50 ticket.
\n" ); document.write( " Can you help him figure out the total prize pool?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = total prize
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2F7.5\"$ x = 21000
\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 7.5, results:
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 21000*7.5
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 157500
\n" ); document.write( "x = 157500/2
\n" ); document.write( "x = $78,750 total prize money \n" ); document.write( "

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