document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1147117>Question 1147117</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need to buy some chicken for dinner tonight. You found an ad showing that the store across town has it on sale for $3.19 a pound, which is cheaper than your usual neighborhood store, which sells it for $3.29 a pound. Is it worth the extra drive?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much chicken will you be buying? 7 pounds <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much far are the two stores? My neighborhood store is 2.4 miles away, and takes about 7 minutes. The store across town is 8.6 miles away, and takes about 23 minutes. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How kind of mileage does your car get? It averages about 21 miles per gallon in the city. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many gallons does your car hold? About 17 gallons <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much is gas? About $3.75/gallon right now. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the cheaper option saves you$ ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #768443 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=768443\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+7%2A3.29+=+23.03+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+7%2A3.29+=+23.03+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dollars of turkey needed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost of driving to the neighborhood store:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ miles ] / [ miles/gallon ] = [ gallons ]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[ gallons ] x [ dollars/gallon ] = dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost of driving to the across town store:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.4095%2A3.75+=+1.54+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.4095%2A3.75+=+1.54+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total cost to go to neighborhood store:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total cost to go to across town store:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+23.03+%2B+1.54+=+24.57+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+23.03+%2B+1.54+=+24.57+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cheaper option saves:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$1.11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check math\r<BR>\n" );
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