document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56546>Question 56546</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Missy want to buy a stereo and some CD's for less that $600.  If the stereo is $425, how many CD's can she buy at $7.50 a piece.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$600 = $425 - 7.50x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-425 = -7.50x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$175 = -7.50x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Missy can buy 23 CDs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did compute this correctly.  thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #38959 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rcmcc><B>rcmcc(152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rcmcc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rcmcc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=38959\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> $600 = $425 - 7.50x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-425 = -7.50x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$175 = -7.50x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Missy can buy 23 CDs <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Did compute this correctly. thank you\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes you did get the right answer, however you had a negative number for X. in the first step you add 7.5X instead of subtrabtracting. In this way you wont get a negative number and will help you reduce any mistakes that often occur when working with and converting negative numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$600=$425+7.5X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$600-425=7.5X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$175=7.5X\r<BR>\n" );
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