document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=996934>Question 996934</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Farmer John makes a pig pen out of bales of straw. For one pig he needs 8 bales of straw.  When he adds a pig he needs two more bales to make the pen big enough.  I need a formula to tell him how many bales of straw he will need for a given number of pigs.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #615249 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=615249\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you actually have a piecewise function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 0 when x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2x + 6 when x >= 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if he has no pigs, he doesn't need any.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if he has 1 pig he needs 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if he has 2 pigs he need 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if he has 3 pigs he needs 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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