document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=845984>Question 845984</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You order the combo plate of fish and chips at lunch for $16. If you had bought them as seperate orders, the fish would have cost three times as much as the fries. What would the cost of the fries have been?<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 #509518 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=509518\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You order the combo plate of fish and chips at lunch for $16. If you had bought them as seperate orders, the fish would have cost three times as much as the fries. What would the cost of the fries have been?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f + c = 16 dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 3c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"f\" and solve for \"c\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3c + c = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 4 (price of chips)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f = 3c = $12 (price of fries)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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