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document.write( "A summer carnival charges a $2 admission fee and $0.50 for each ride. If Tamara has $10 to spend, how many rides can she go on?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number of rides she can go on be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 + 0.50x = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.50x = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8/0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16 rides (# of rides she can go on)\r<BR>\n" );
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