document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1046103>Question 1046103</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tom sold a camera for $85.00. This was $30 more than half the amount he paid for it. What price did he pay for the camera? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "85.00=(1/2)x+30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)x=55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$110.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To check.  It is $30 more than half the amount he paid for it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He paid $110 for it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Half that amount is $55.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thirty dollars more than half is $55+$30=$85. </SPAN>\n" );
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