document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=68863>Question 68863</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0495188913/algebrahomeworkh>Introductory Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SOFTWARE SALES Three software applications are priced as shown on the table. ( I'll give the table at the end of the problem) Spreedsheet and database programs sold in equal numbers, but 15 more word processing applications were sold than the other two combined. if the three applications generated sales of $72,000, how many spreedsheets were sold? ..........Table is as follows.............\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Software        Price\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Spreedsheet      $150\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Database         $195\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Word Processing  $210\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to work the problem for about an hour. This is what I tried.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150X (spreedsheet)+ 195X (database)+ 2X + 15 = 72,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "347x ( I get this by combining like terms)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "347x + 15 = 72,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     - 15      -15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "347x = 71985<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 207.4495.....( I got this answer by dividing both sides by 347. Trying to solve for X)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't know what to do from here or if what I've even done is even close to being right. The answer in the back of the book says the answer is 90, so i tried to plug it in and still NO LUCK!!!!!!!  Please Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks Rachel<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 #49004 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=49004\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> SOFTWARE SALES Three software applications are priced as shown on the table. ( I'll give the table at the end of the problem) Spreedsheet and database programs sold in equal numbers, but 15 more word processing applications were sold than the other two combined. if the three applications generated sales of $72,000, how many spreedsheets were sold? ..........Table is as follows.............\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Software        Price\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Spreedsheet      $150\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Database         $195\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Word Processing  $210\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to work the problem for about an hour. This is what I tried.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150X (spreedsheet)+ 195X (database)+ 210(2X + 15)= 72,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150x + 195x + 420x + 3150 = 72,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "765x = 68850<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You forgot to multiply the number of word processors by $210.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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