document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104086>Question 104086</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My average electricity bill for the months of November, December, January, and February was $200. The highest month was January which was twice February. December was $10 less than January and November was $24 less than February. How much was my bill in each of the months November, December, January, and February? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28N+%2B+D+%2B+J+%2B+F%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28N+%2B+D+%2B+J+%2B+F%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write equations for each statement:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"January which was twice February.\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 2F<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F = .5J<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"December was $10 less than January\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = J - 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"November was $24 less than February.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = F - 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We want to get everything in terms of J, substitute .5J for F:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = .5J - 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute and you have;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28.5J-24%29+%2B+%28J-10%29+%2B+J+%2B+.5J%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28.5J-24%29+%2B+%28J-10%29+%2B+J+%2B+.5J%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mult by 4 to get rid of the denominators, remove the brackets:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5J - 24 + J - 10 + J + .5J = 800<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".5J + J + J + .5J - 24 - 10 = 800; group like terms and do the math<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3J - 34 = 800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3J = 800 + 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 834/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = $278<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F = 278/2 = $139<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N = 139 - 24 = $115<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D = 278 - 10 = $268<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check on a calc:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28115+%2B+268+%2B+278+%2B+139%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28115+%2B+268+%2B+278+%2B+139%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 200  </SPAN>\n" );
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