document.write( "Question 663974: Two Coats and four dresses cost $420. If each dress cost $50, how much do the coats cost each. Formulate an Equation. \n" ); document.write( "
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Let c = cost per coat\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Two Coats and four dresses cost $420\" and \"each dress cost $50\" means that\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2c + 4*50 = 420\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2c + 200 = 420\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2c = 420 - 200\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2c = 220\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c = 220/2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c = 110\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So each coat costs $110
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