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document.write( "Determine the 2005 income for a particular company for each quarter from the data in the graph when S = 375, a = 15, b = 7, and c = 7. $a million more than first quarter, $b million less than twice the first quarter, and $c million more than four times first quarter, S is the net income/ $S million </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #739736 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=739736\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the 2005 income for a particular company for each quarter from the data in the graph when S = 375, a = 15, b = 7, and c = 7. $a million more than first quarter, $b million less than twice the first quarter, and $c million more than four times first quarter, S is the net income $S million.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total net income is 375 million.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the net income for the first quarter = f.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "all numbers appear to be in millions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = f + 15 = the net income for the second quarter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2f - 7 = the net income for the third quarter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 4f + 7 = the net income for the fourth quarter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total net income is 375 which means that f + a + b + c = 375\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since a = f + 15 and b = 2f - 7 and c = 4f + 7, you can relace a,b,c with their respective values in terms of f to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f + (f + 15) + (2f - 7) + (4f + 7) = 375\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get f + f + 15 + 2f - 7 + 4f + 7 = 375\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get 8f + 15 = 375\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 15 from both sides of this equation to get 8f = 360\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by 8 to get f = 360 / 8 = 45.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the first quarter net income was 45.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the second quarter net income was 45 + 15 = 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the third quarter net income was 2 * 45 - 7 = 90 - 7 = 83\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the fourth quarter net incomes was 4 * 45 + 7 = 180 + 7 = 187.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total net income for the year was 45 + 60 + 83 + 187 = 375.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution looks good if i understood the problem correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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