document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=95126>Question 95126</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The town of sprinfield purchased a Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota for total of $ 66,000.  The Ford was $ 2000 more than the Cheverlot and the Toyota was $ 2000 more than the Ford.  What is the price of each car?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #69303 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=69303\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=cost of Chevrolet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then (x+2000)=cost of Ford<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And (x+2000)+2000=cost of Toyota\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we are told that the above three prices add up to 66,000 dollars. So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+(x+2000)+((x+2000)+2000)=66,000 get rid of parens (actually we didn't need them in the first place)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x+2000+x+4000=66,000 start collecting like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+6000=66,000  subtract 6000 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+6000-6000=66,000-6000 finish collecting like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=60,000  divide both sides by 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=20,000--------------------------cost of Chevrolet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2000=20,000+2,000=22,000 ----------------cost of Ford<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4000=20,000+4,000=24,000-----------------------Cost of Toyota\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20,000+22,000+24,000=66,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "66,000=66,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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