document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1173102>Question 1173102</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Manuel bought 6 candy bars and 3 sodas at the gas station for $8.40. Gary bought 3 candy bars and 4 sodas at the same gas station for $7.45. What is the price of one soda? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6c+%2B+3s+=+8.40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6c+%2B+3s+=+8.40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Manuel bought 6 candy bars and 3 sodas for $8.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3c+%2B+4s+=+7.45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3c+%2B+4s+=+7.45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Gary bought 3 candy bars and 4 sodas for $7.45<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6c+%2B+8s+=+%2414.90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6c+%2B+8s+=+%2414.90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  some third person bought exactly twice as much as Gary, so paid exactly twice as much<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5s+=+6.50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5s+=+6.50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  The difference between the first and third purchases is 5 more sodas, for a difference of $6.50<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s+=+6.50%2F5+=+1.30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s+=+6.50%2F5+=+1.30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  The cost of each soda is $1.30<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6c+%2B+3%281.30%29+=+8.40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6c+%2B+3%281.30%29+=+8.40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Using Manuel's purchase and the now known cost of each soda to determine the cost of each candy bar<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6c+=+4.50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6c+=+4.50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWERS: Each soda costs $1.30; each candy bar costs $0.75<br><BR>\n" );
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