document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=936641>Question 936641</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man purchased some shares of stock for $1560. Later, when the price had gone up $24/share, he sold all but ten of them for $1520. how many shares had he bought?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a word problem in a certain chapter in our book which deals all about Quadratic Equations. I hope you could help me out. Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #570134 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=570134\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> bought x shares of stock for 1560 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Price went up to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281560%2Fx%2B24%29%28dollars%2Fshare%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281560%2Fx%2B24%29%28dollars%2Fshare%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At that increased price, he sold <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of his shares.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He received 1520 dollars for selling x-10 shares at that price.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the objective is for you to understand this equation and how it was developed.  When you understand that, then you can solve it. </SPAN>\n" );
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