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document.write( "Nadia's average earnings are $780 per week. What is the average value of her weekly sales? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Nadia's average earnings are $780 per week. What is the average value of her weekly sales?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E(x) = 400 + 0.05x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400 + 0.05x = 780<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.05x = 380<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 38000/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7600 dollars (amt. of sales)<BR>\n" );
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