document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56273>Question 56273</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0030660548/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra 2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Suppose that a lot costs $60,000 and a builder charges $84 per square foot of living area in a house. How big, to the nearestr square foot, is a house that can be purchased for $180,000?  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What I've tryied using so far is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=180000=-84x-60000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"180000=-84x-60000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and have come up with three answers... 2143 square feet, 2857 square feet, and 1429 square feet. Which one (if any) is right? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose that a lot costs $60,000 and a builder charges $84 per square foot of living area in a house. How big, to the nearest square foot, is a house that can be purchased for $180,000?  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your model should be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=180000=84x%2B60000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"180000=84x%2B60000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=180000-60000=84x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"180000-60000=84x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=120000=84x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"120000=84x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=120000%2F84=84x%2F84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"120000%2F84=84x%2F84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1428.57=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1428.57=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  That was one of your choices if you round off to the nearest whole number: x=1429 sq ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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