document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=841494>Question 841494</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Billy and Chris bought a new bike. Billy's bike cost $152 less than Chri's new bike. The total cost of the bikes is $498. What is the cost of both boys bikes </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Both boys' bikes cost $498. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"Both\" means \"two\" not \"each\" which means \"one\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both correctly means the total cost of the bikes not what each bike cost.\r<BR>\n" );
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