document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1135052>Question 1135052</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  lauren purchased a box of burgers for 35$ at her usual grocery store. When she got back home she saw a flyer for a different store advertising a price that was 50 cents less per burger. if laura has shopped at the second store she could have bought 8 more burgers for the same price\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what was the price of one of the burgers lauren bought? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #752576 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=752576\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let B be the cost of a burger.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let N be the number of burgers in a box.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N * B = $35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(N+8)*(B-.50) = $35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N = 35/B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(35/B+8)*(B-.50) = 35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(35+8B)/B * (B-.50) = 35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(35+8B)/(B-.5) = 35B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(35+8B) =  35B(B-.5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(35+8B) = 35B^2 - 17.5B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35B^2 -25.5B - 35 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "quadratic formula  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-%28-25.5%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-25.5%29%5E2-4%2A35%2A35+%29%29%2F%282%2A35%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-%28-25.5%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-25.5%29%5E2-4%2A35%2A35+%29%29%2F%282%2A35%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yields  two answers, but only one is positive (since we're talking about money after all).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence the answer is $1.43 per burger.\r<BR>\n" );
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