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document.write( " Three friends A, B and C dine out and decide to split the bill according to what they order. A’s portion and B’s portion of the bill totalled $35, while B’s portion of the bill was $5 less than C’s portion of the bill. The ratio of A’s portion to C’s portion of the bill is 4:5. Determine the total bill amount. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " A’s portion and B’s portion of the bill totaled $35,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + b = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( " while B’s portion of the bill was $5 less than C’s portion of the bill.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = c - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The ratio of A’s portion to C’s portion of the bill is 4:5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Fc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Fc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5a = 4c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = .8c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the first equation, replace a with .8c and b with (c-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".8c + (c-5) = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.8c = 35 + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.8c = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 40/1.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = $22.22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Determine the total bill amount.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add to a + b = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35 + 22.22 = $57.22 is the total bill\r<BR>\n" );
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