document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=99101>Question 99101</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THS PROBLEM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  IF THE TOTAL COST OF X APPLES IS B CENTS, WHAT IS A GENERAL FORMULA FOR THE COSTS, IN CENTS, OF Y APPLES? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Each apple cost x/b cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So y apples will cost y(x/b) cents.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could also do this with a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let \"c\" be the cost of y apples.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c/y = x/b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by y to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = y(x/b) cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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