document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=988861>Question 988861</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Prior to a sale, 17 t-shirts sold at £8 each.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The summer sale began and a further 85 t-shirts were sold at a reduced price.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The average amount paid for each tee shirt over the whole time was £6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What was the sale price?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S=sale price<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(£8)(17)+85S=(85+17)(£6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "£136+85S=102(£6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "£136+85S=£612<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85S=£476<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=£5.60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The sale price was £5.60. </SPAN>\n" );
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