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document.write( "The cost of apples varies directly with as the amount purchased in pounds. If Sally spent $8.96 on 7 pounds of apples, how much did Ted spend on 5 pounds? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " If Sally spent $8.96 on 7 pounds of apples, how much did Ted spend on 5 pounds?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A couple ways to do this<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This way seems the most logical<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the cost of 1 pound of apples<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.96/7 = $1.28 per pound<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then find how much for 5 lb<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 * 1.28 = $6.40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can also do it as a ratio relationship of direct variation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let a = cost for 5 lb<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2F8.96 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2F8.96\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply <BR>\n" );
document.write( "7a = 8.96 * 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7a = 44.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 44.80/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = $6.40 </SPAN>\n" );
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