document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1102007>Question 1102007</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Logan and Zoey went out to dinner. Zoey's dinner bill was $5 more than one-half of Logan's bill. If the two bills combined was $60.26, what was Zoey's dinner bill?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "While it is useful to know how to solve this problem using formal algebra, it can also be a useful exercise in logical thinking to solve the problem informally.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the total of $60.26, Zoey's bill was $5 more than one-half of Logan's bill.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So have Zoey pay that \"extra\" $5; now Zoey's remaining bill is exactly half of Logan's, and the remaining total is $55.26<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So divide the $55.26 into 3 equal parts; 1 part is Zoey's and 2 parts are Logan's.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Zoey's bill was $18.42, plus the $5 she paid earlier, for a total of $23.42. </SPAN>\n" );
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