document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=671630>Question 671630</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The cost of a project is 14,850,000 the tax needed was calculated using census data, but a mistake showed that the population is actually 2200 people more which will reduce the tax needed per person by $75.  What is the population?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I thought 14,850,000/(p+220) = 14,850,000/p - 75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and then tried to solve for p using LCD but it did not work out.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #417500 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=417500\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Looks like the right equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p%2A%28+p+%2B+2200+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p%2A%28+p+%2B+2200+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+14850000p+=+14850000%2A%28+p+%2B+2200+%29+-+75p%2A%28+p+%2B+2200+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+14850000p+=+14850000%2A%28+p+%2B+2200+%29+-+75p%2A%28+p+%2B+2200+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+14850000p+=+14850000p+%2B+2200%2A14850000+-+75p%5E2+-+165000p+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+14850000p+=+14850000p+%2B+2200%2A14850000+-+75p%5E2+-+165000p+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+75p%5E2+%2B+165000p+-+32670000000+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+75p%5E2+%2B+165000p+-+32670000000+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide through by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+75+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+75+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p%5E2+%2B+2200p+=+435600000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p%5E2+%2B+2200p+=+435600000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Complete the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p%5E2+%2B+2200p+%2B+%28+2200%2F2+%29%5E2+=+435600000+%2B+%28+2200%2F2+%29%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p%5E2+%2B+2200p+%2B+%28+2200%2F2+%29%5E2+=+435600000+%2B+%28+2200%2F2+%29%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+%2B+110+=+20873.9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+%2B+110+=+20873.9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check answer:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is close, but I went off somewhere<BR>\n" );
document.write( "maybe you can see it.<BR>\n" );
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