document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=614170>Question 614170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Honeydew melon costs four times as much as a peach . Together they coast $1.50. How much does each cost  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let p = cost of peach<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4p = cost of honeydew melon<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p + 4p = 1.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5p = 1.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = $0.30 (peach)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Honeydew:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p = 4(.30) = $1.20 </SPAN>\n" );
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