document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=731844>Question 731844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A coat costs 3 times as much as a pair of pants. Together they cost $180. How much does each cost? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let p represent the pants.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3p+p=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms and divide by 4:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now we know the pants cost $45. And I'll let you figure out the price of the coat. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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