document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=918761>Question 918761</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Algerba question. Tabitha paid $47.75 in taxi far from the hotel to the airport. The cab charged $2.25 for the first mile plus $3.50 for each additional mile. How many miles was it from the hotel to the airport? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "47.75 = 2.25 + 3.50x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45.50 = 3.5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 13  miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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