document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=692368>Question 692368</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help on 5 questions on my math problems my teacher made up. Please help me solve this problem that includes an equation and a explanation please. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. Harry buys American cheese at a deli. He buys 1/4 pound of American cheese at a cost of x dollars per pound. IF he pays $12.25 for 2.5 pounds of American cheese, what is the cost per pound?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. Charlie has a $30 smoothie gift card. Each time he uses the card to buy a smoothie, $2 is deducted from his card. If the balance on his card today is $12, how many smoothies has he purchased with the card? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. Beth and David are using leather to make bracelets. Beth uses y inches of leather. David has 7 more inches of leather than Beth. They have a combined total of 77 inches of leather. What is the value of y? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.The number of birds that Vikram saw on a nature walk is 1 less than 4/5 the number of birds that Shaya saw. Shaya saw a total of 10 birds. How many birds did Vikram see?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7. Julio bought a stereo that cost $412 and a CD storage case that cost x dollars. He paid the clerk $500 in cash and received $3 in change. Assuming there was no tax, how much did the CD storage case cost?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #427315 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=427315\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fifth grader would solve the problems without equations, but let's inject some x's (and y's) into the solutions, just for algebra practice.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = cost of American cheese, per pound (in $)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cost for 2.5 pounds of American cheese at $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > per pound is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "IF Harry has to pay $12.25 for 2.5 pounds of American cheese, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.5x=12.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.5x=12.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.5x%2F2.5=12.25%2F2.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.5x%2F2.5=12.25%2F2.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=4.9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=4.9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For American cheese, the cost per pound is $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%284.90%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%284.90%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Charlie has bought <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > smoothies at $2 per smothie,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > has been deducted from his initial $30 smoothie gift card.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His balance today is $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30-2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30-2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the balance on his card today is $12,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30-2x=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30-2x=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30-2x-30=12-30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30-2x-30=12-30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x=-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x=-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%2F%28-2%29=-18%2F%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%2F%28-2%29=-18%2F%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He has purchased <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%289%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%289%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > smoothies with the card.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Beth uses <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inches of leather.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "David has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > more inches of leather than Beth, so he has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2B7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2B7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inches of leather.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their combined total is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2B%28y%2B7%29=2y%2B7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2B%28y%2B7%29=2y%2B7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inches of leather.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They have a combined total of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=77 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"77\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inches of leather, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y%2B7=77 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y%2B7=77\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y%2B7-7=77-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y%2B7-7=77-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y=70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y=70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y%2F2=70%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y%2F2=70%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=35%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=35%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. On a nature walk, Vikram saw <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > number of birds,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and that number is 1 less than 4/5 the number of birds that Shaya saw.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Shaya saw a total of 10 birds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Vikram saw <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%284%2F5%2910-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%284%2F5%2910-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=40%2F5-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=40%2F5-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=8-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=8-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vikram saw <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > birds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7. Julio bought a stereo that cost $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=412%29%29%29+and+a+CD+storage+case+that+cost+%7B%7B%7Bx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"412%29%29%29+and+a+CD+storage+case+that+cost+%7B%7B%7Bx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total he had to pay was $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=412%2Bx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"412%2Bx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since he paid the clerk $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in cash,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "he expected to receive<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=500-%28412%2Bx%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"500-%28412%2Bx%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in change.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He received $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in change, and there was no tax, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=500-%28412%2Bx%29=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"500-%28412%2Bx%29=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=500-412-x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"500-412-x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=88-x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"88-x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=88-x-88=3-88 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"88-x-88=3-88\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x=-85 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x=-85\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=85%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=85%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The CD storage case cost $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2885%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2885%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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