document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1012910>Question 1012910</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a one way subway trip costs $0.75. a monthly subway pass costs $27. write and solve an inequality to find the least number of one way rides you must take for the subway pass to be a better deal than paying for each ride.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #629025 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=629025\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the number of rides, r.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We want to know how many 75 cent rides we can take to make it worth it to buy the monthly pass...thus we write<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".75r <= 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r <= 27/.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r <= 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus if we ride more than 36 times in a month, the pass is the better deal. </SPAN>\n" );
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