document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119632>Question 1119632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A contractor who does not meet the deadline on the construction of a building is fined $40,000 per day for each of the first ten days of extra time, and for each additional day thereafter the fine is increased by $8,000. If the contractor is fined $1,008,000, by how many extra days was the construction delayed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A contractor who does not meet the deadline on the construction of a building is fined $40,000 per day for each of the first ten days of extra time, and for each additional day thereafter the fine is increased by $8,000. If the contractor is fined $1,008,000, by how many extra days was the construction delayed?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The increase after first ten days is ambiguous.  Could be a sequence.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ADDITIONAL DAYS       FINE\r\n" );
document.write( "1                     48000\r\n" );
document.write( "2                     54000\r\n" );
document.write( "3                     62000\r\n" );
document.write( "4                     70000\r\n" );
document.write( "5                     78000\r\n" );
document.write( "6                     86000     ------398000\r\n" );
document.write( "7                     94000\r\n" );
document.write( "8                    102000     -------594000\r\n" );
document.write( "9                    110000\r\n" );
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document.write( "The extra days, some unknown n, which lead up to fines of 608000 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sum from 48000 to 8000(n-1) is  $608000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution looks like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28n=8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28n=8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > days extra after the first ten. </SPAN>\n" );
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