document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1089567>Question 1089567</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hey please help me with this question: An orange cost 8 cents more than an apple. If I buy 7 apples and 8 oranges the total cost is $4.24. Find the cost of one Apple. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let r = cost of orange, in cents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = a + 8    (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7a + 8r = 424  (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute \"a+8\" from (1) into (2):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7a + 8(a+8) = 424<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15a + 64 = 424<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15a = 360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=24  —>  r=24+8 = 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:  <b>Apples cost 24 cents each (and Oranges cost 32 cents each.)</b><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                  32 = 24+8  (ok)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             7(24) + 8(32) = 168 + 256 = 424  = $4.24   (ok)\r<BR>\n" );
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