document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1099612>Question 1099612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> frank, sam, and louis went to lunch. sam's meal cost $.45 less than frank's. louis's meal cost twice as much as sam's. if the bill came $9.25, how much does each person owe? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s = f-.45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s + L + f = 9.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for f and for L and solve for \"s\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s + 2s + s+0.45 = 9.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4s + 0.45 = 9.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4s = 8.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = $2.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2s = $4.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = s + 0.45 = $2.65<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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