document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1028703>Question 1028703</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Antonio’s Pizza charges $8.00 for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a large pizza and $1.50 for each<BR>\n" );
document.write( "topping. Zina’s Pizzaria charges $10.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for a large pizza and $1.00 for each<BR>\n" );
document.write( "topping. Write and solve a system of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equations to determine the number of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "toppings for which the pizzas would<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost the same. What is that cost? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost of Antonio's pizza = $8 + $1.5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And cost of Zina's pizza = $10 + $1x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, given that the cost of the two pizza's is the same.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> $8 + $1.5x = $10 + $1x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> 1.5x - x = 10 - 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> 0.5x = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> x = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the number of toppings is 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since both the pizzas cost the same when the number of toppings is 4, we can  find the cost of any one of the two pizzas.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost of a pizza will be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$10 + ($1 x 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= $10 + $4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= $14<BR>\n" );
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