document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=895812>Question 895812</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How to write an algebraic model and solve the problem. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You and your two sisters bought a gift for your brother. You paid $7.50 for your share (one-third of the gift). What was the total cost of the gift? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543022 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=543022\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you paid for 1/3 of the gift.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you paid 7.50.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x equal the price of the present.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3 * x = 7.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your algebraic equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you solve the equation as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3 * x = 7.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of the equation by 3 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3 * x * 3 = 7.50 * 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 22.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the price of the present is equal to x which is equal to 22.50.\r<BR>\n" );
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