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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bank's total monthly charge for a checking account is $6 plus $0.05 per check.  If your total monthly charge is $6.90, how many checks did you write during that month? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(x represents per check)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total charge(monthly)=0.05x+$6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what you got for the month was $6.90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to find the number of checks:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                             0.05x+$6=$6.90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                  -$6 -$6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                             0.05x   =0.90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                             -----      ----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                             0.05     0.05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                 x   =18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                            the answer is 18 checks to get $6.90 in a month<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to confirm is answer is right:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              0.05x+$6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              instead of x put in 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              0.05(18)+$6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              0.90    +$6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                 =$6.90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so to get $6.90 in a month one needs to 18 checks  </SPAN>\n" );
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