document.write( "Question 700844: allison is saving money to buy a video game system. in the first week, her savings were $8 less then 2/5 of the price of the system. in the second week, she saved 50 cents more than 1/2 the price of the system. she was still $37 short. whats the price of the system? \n" ); document.write( "
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allison is saving money to buy a video game system. in the first week, her savings were $8 less then 2/5 of the price of the system. in the second week, she saved 50 cents more than 1/2 the price of the system. she was still $37 short. whats the price of the system?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let system cost $x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First week -- (2/5)x -8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "II week-------(1/2)x +0.5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "She was$37 short\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add up \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "savings + short = price of system\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(2/5)x-8 + (1/2)x+0.5 +37 =x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(2/5)x +(1/2)x -x= -37-0.5+8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(4x+5x-10x)/10 = -29.5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-x = 10*-29.5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-x=-295\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x= $ 295 the price of the system\r
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