document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1133203>Question 1133203</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A soccer team goes to Starr Burger after a game. The number of drinks ordered is 2 less than the number of burgers. If burgers cost $3.25 and drinks cost $1.50, how many of each were ordered if the coach paid a total of $49.25? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Algebra....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x be the number of burgers; then x-2 is the number of drinks.  The total, at $3.25 per burger and $1.50 per drink, is $49.25:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the equation using basic algebra.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using logic and mental arithmetic....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) Imagine ordering 2 more drinks, at $1.50 each, making the number of drinks equal to the number of burgers, and making the new total $52.25.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) One drink and one burger together cost $4.75.  Do the mental arithmetic to see that the number of burgers and drinks that costs $52.25 is 11.  (i.e., calculate 52.25/4.75 = 11)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) So the number of burgers is 11; take away those 2 other drinks that the coach didn't really order, and the number of drinks is 11-2 = 9. </SPAN>\n" );
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