document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1117887>Question 1117887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a year a man smokes about 2.5kg of tobacco at 75p for 50g and 6000 cigarettes costing 31p for 20. What is his average weekly expenditure on smoking? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #733042 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=733042\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a year, the cost of tobacco is 50/75=2500/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x=2500*75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=50*75=3750p<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6000/20=x/31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=300*31=9300p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total is 13,050p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 weeks in a year<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide 13050/52=250.96 or 251 p per week.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in a week, just over 48 gm of tobacco or nearly 75 p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in a week, just over 115 cigarettes or nearly 186 p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that adds to 261 p, above the answer consistent with the two parts being slight overestimates. </SPAN>\n" );
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