document.write( "Question 1081928: Th e library fi ne for an overdue DVD is
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first day 2 Plus additional days 0.25. How many additional days? We don't know, so we assign the variable x to the additional days. Now we get:
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\n" ); document.write( "0.25x = 1.25 divide both sides by 0.25. On the left 0.25 multiplying and 0.25 dividing cancel each other and you have just the x left. On the right, divide and get your answer. \n" ); document.write( "

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