document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=834345>Question 834345</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 1902 you could buy 44 loaves of bread for the cost of one loaf in 2006. If a loaf of bread in 2006 cost 1.72 more than a loaf of bread in 1902, what was the cost of bread in 1902? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x+1.72 cost in 2006<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44x=x+1.72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "43x=1.72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$.04<BR>\n" );
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