document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1181774>Question 1181774</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ali is planning a March Break down south for the class. She has been told by the travel agent that 5 days accommodation and 3 meals a day will cost $550 per person or 6 night’s accommodation and 2 meals a day is $600 a person. How much are they charging for a meal and for a day? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The other tutor says the numbers don't seem right because the dollar amounts should be whole numbers.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The reason they are not in her solution is because she set up the problem incorrectly....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 days plus 3 meals a day (15 meals) costs $550:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5d+15m=550<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d+3m=110 [1]<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 days plus 2 meals a day (12 meals) costs $600:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6d+12m=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d+2m=100[2]<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From [1] and [2], m=10; then d = 80.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWERS: $80 a day and $10 for each meal<br><BR>\n" );
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