document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1151480>Question 1151480</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Smart student learning center charges students a registration  fee of $25 plus an hourly rate of $30 for after school tutoring.  Brilliant learning center charges students for after school tutoring based on the table below :<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       Brilliant student learning center<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        Hours of tutoring (x)  Total cost (y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         1                     $45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         3                    $115<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         5                     $185<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         7                    $255<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a student needs 4 hours of tutoring,  which statement is true?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. Smart student learning center charges$5 more than Brillant student learning center.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Brilliant  student learning center charges $5 more than Smart student learning center.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.Smart student learning center charges #35 more than Brilliant student learning center.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. Brillant student learning center charges $35 more than Smart student learning center. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the cost of 4 hours of tutoring at smart learning center, simply use the given information: $25 for registration plus 4 hours at $30 per hour means<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "$25+4($30) = $25+$120 = $145.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are at least two ways to find the cost of 4 hours of tutoring at brilliant learning center that are easier and much faster than using the given data to find the registration fee and hourly cost.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can reason that the cost of 4 hours is halfway between the cost for 3 hours and the cost for 5 hours: ($115+$185)/2 = $300/2 = $150.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or you can use the given data to observe that the cost of tutoring is $70 for 2 hours and therefore $35 for 1 hour; then $115 for 3 hours plus one more hour at $35 per hour makes $115+$35 = $150.<br><BR>\n" );
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