document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1102064>Question 1102064</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a furniture store, a chair was sold for Php 475 less than a side table and Php 278 more than a kitchen dish cabinet. The total cost of three items qas Php 4175. What is the selling price of the side table?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "c = price of chair<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = price of side table<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = price of kitchen dish cabinet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = s - 475<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = k + 278\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for s to get s = c + 475<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for k to get k = c - 278\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c + s + k = 4175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace s with c + 475<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace k with c - 278\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "formula becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c + c + 475 + c - 278 = 4175\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3c + 197 = 4175\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 197 from both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3c = 4175 - 197\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3c = 3978\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for c to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = 3978 / 3 = 1326\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = c + 475 = 1326 + 475 = 1801<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = c - 278 = 1326 - 278 = 1048\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c + s + k = 1326 + 1801 + 1048 = 4175\r<BR>\n" );
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