document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1095870>Question 1095870</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A brick company guarantees to fill a contractor's order to within 5% accuracy. A contractor orders 1500 bricks. Write and solve and absolute-value equation to find the maximum and minimum number of bricks guaranteed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried: |x - 1500| = 5% of 1500  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #710370 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=710370\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |1500-x|=75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1500-x=75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1425 bricks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1500-x= -75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1575 bricks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1425, 1575) </SPAN>\n" );
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