document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1026343>Question 1026343</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two boys decided to buy a computer. The second boy had  5/6  of the money the first had. The first boy had  7/8 of the price of the computer. Together they had $696.00 more than they need to pay. What was the price for the computer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = (5/6)f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = (7/8)c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f + s = c + 696<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for f and for s ; solve for \"c\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7/8)c + (5/6)(7/8)c + c = 696<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[1 + (5/6)](7/8)c + c = 696<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(11/6)(7/8)c = 696<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(77/48)c = 696<BR>\n" );
document.write( "computer = 48*696/77 = $433.87<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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