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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question: Young is moving from Toronto to Ottawa and needs to hire a moving company. The first company he calls offers
\n" ); document.write( "him the truck rental and two movers for $1000, plus $60 per hour. The second company charges a rate of $100 per
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document.write( "First company charges  1000 + 60x  dollars, where x are hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Second company charges  100x       dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find this unknown x, make this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    1000 + 60x = 100x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then solve it\r\n" );
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document.write( "    1000 = 100x - 60x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    1000 = 40x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x    = 1000/40 = 25  hours.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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