document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=993848>Question 993848</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Laura is making a patio in Her backyard using paving stones. she buys 44 paving stones and a flowerpot worth $7 for a total of $73. how much did paving stones Cost? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract the total of $73.00 from the cost of the flower pot, $7.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, 73.00 - 7.00 = $66.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then divide 44 paving stones by $66.00,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "66/44 = 1.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the cost of 44 paving stones were $1.50 each.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$1.50 * 44 paving stones = $66.00 + $7.00 = $73.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you need to do this as a two-step equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44x + 7 = 73\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44x = 73 - 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44x = 66\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44x/44 = 66/44\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3/2 --> x = 1.50\r<BR>\n" );
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