document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1179381>Question 1179381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A store sells tents, sleeping bags, and camp stools. A customer buys a tent, 4 sleeping bags, and 5 camp stools for $258. The price of the tent is 8 times the cost of a camp stool. The cost of a sleeping bag is $39 more than the cost of a camp stool. Find the cost of each item.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " a) $48 for a tent; $50 for a sleeping bag; $11 for a camp stool<BR>\n" );
document.write( " b) $56 for a tent; $45 for a sleeping bag; $7 for a camp stool<BR>\n" );
document.write( " c) $48 for a tent; $45 for a sleeping bag; $7 for a camp stool<BR>\n" );
document.write( " d) $48 for a tent; $45 for a sleeping bag; $6 for a camp stool<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The given information compares the prices of both a tent and a sleeping bag to the price of a camp stool; so use the price of a camp stool as your variable:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = price of a camp stool<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = price of a tent  (8 times as much as a camp stool)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+39 =price of a sleeping bag  ($39 more than a camp stool)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total price for a tent, 4 sleeping bags, and 5 camp stools is $258:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve using basic algebra.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I leave it to you to get the practice doing the algebra to finish working the problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(You should find that the cost of a camp stool is $6.)<br><BR>\n" );
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