document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1099615>Question 1099615</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student plans to spend $200.0 on \"P\"notebooks .but the price of the notebooks had increased by $10.0.As a result,the number of notebooks the student could buy was reduced by 1 .find the price of each notebook before the increase </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #714054 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=714054\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> number of notebooks* cost per notebook=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p* cost=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost=200/p<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number is now p-1* cost is (200/p-1)=200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(200)/(p-1)-10=(200/p), after cost is 10 more, so subtract 10 to make both the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply everything by p(p-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200p-10p(p-1)=200(p-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200p-10p^2+10p=200p-200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10p^2+10p+200=0 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p^2-p-20=0, dividing both sides by -10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(p-5)(p+4)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=5 notebooks, with original cost of $40 each. ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after the price increase, for $200, four notebooks could be bought.<BR>\n" );
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