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Algebra.Com's Answer #647376 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! An MP3 player costs $80. A student has a coupon for \n" ); document.write( "1/4 off. The student saves $7 per week. Assuming the price of the MP3 player does not change, how long will it take the student to save enough to buy it? \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "1/4 off reduces the cost to 80-(1/4)80 = 80-20 = $60 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "# of weeks = 60/7 = 8 4/7 \n" ); document.write( "Rounding up to whole number of weeks = 9 weeks. \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( " |