document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1077767>Question 1077767</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your planning a trip to New York and are looking to book a room at the Hilton Times Square. Option A totals $599.98 and option B totals $2,399.94. Option A's rate per night is $100 less than option B. But option B stay is 3 times longer than Option A. You are struggling with choosing either, so you also consider option C. Option C would be a 4 night stay at a nightly rate right in between the rates of option A and B. Find the total cost of trip option C. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #692332 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=692332\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n and 3n be the number of nights stayed at A and B, respectively . Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(599.98+100n)/n=2399.94/3n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(599.98+100n)=2399.94<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1799.94+300n=2399.94<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300n=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "599.98/2=299.99<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option A is 299.99/night;Option B is 399.99/night. So, option C is 349.99/night. 4 nights @ 349.99/night=$1399.96 as the total cost of C. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786;<BR>\n" );
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