document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=709804>Question 709804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average 5oz cup costs $5.79 in 2012. Inflation since 2005 has been 5%, what was the averae cost a 5oz cup in 2001? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let average cost in 2001 be \"x\";<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1.05)^11*x = 5.79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5.79/(1.05)^11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $3.39<BR>\n" );
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