document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=688448>Question 688448</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Johnny wants to ship a package. Shipping costs $2.49 for the first pound and $1.24 for each additional pound. If it costs $11.17 to ship the package, how much did it weigh? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s = 2.49 + 1.24a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11.17 = 2.49 + 1.24a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11.17 - 2.49 = 1.24a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.68 = 1.24a ==> divide both sides by 1.24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 = a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It weighed 1 pound plus 7 additional pounds, for a total of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%288%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%288%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > pounds.<BR>\n" );
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