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document.write( "A sweater costs $12 more than twice the cost of a skirt. The sweater costs $38. Find the cost of the skirt.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the cost of the skirt be S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then sweater costs 2S + 12. Since sweater also costs $38, then: 2S + 12 = 38\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2S = 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S, or cost of skirt = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=26%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"26%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2813%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2813%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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