document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=767237>Question 767237</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cannot fiqure out how to set up the equation. Here is the word problem. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*Your store sells hats and belts. You sold $60 worth of product on Friday. Your hat sales were 5/6th of your belt sales. How many dollars worth of hats did you sell on Friday?*\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you can just help set this into an equation I can do the rest to solve it. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #467511 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=467511\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your store sells hats and belts. You sold $60 worth of product on Friday. Your hat sales were 5/6th of your belt sales. How many dollars worth of hats did you sell on Friday?*\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let belts sales be $x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hat sales = 5/6 of $x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total = $60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+5x/6 =60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply by 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x+5x=360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x=360<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=360/11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=32.72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hat sales = (5 /6 )* 32.72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 27.25 worth hats </SPAN>\n" );
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