document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1131649>Question 1131649</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Robinson Wholesale Company paid $1330 for 500 items. Later they bought 800 items for $1750. Assume that the cost is a linear function of the number of items. Write the equation. (Let y represent the amount paid and x represent the number of items purchased.)  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify. </SPAN>\n" );
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