document.write( "Question 1142938: High school students enrolling in a private tutoring program must first take a placement test (cost $25) before receiving tutoring (cost $14.75 per hour). If a family has set aside $261 to get their child extra help, how many hours of tutoring can they afford? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "The cost is the one-time $25 cost of the placement test, plus $14.75 for each of x hours of tutoring; the maximum total cost is $261.

\n" ); document.write( "\"25%2B14.75x+=+261\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"14.75x+=+261-25+=+236\"

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