document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=664586>Question 664586</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Roberto bought a tennis racquet.  He gave the salesman a fifty-dollar bill.  Roberto's change was $6.00 less than he paid for the racquet.  How much did he pay for the racquet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "change = cost - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost = 50  - change<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "change - cost = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "change + cost = 50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add and solve for \"change\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*change = 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "change = 22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for \"cost\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22 - cost = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost = $28.00<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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