document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1198993>Question 1198993</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Marge, the office manager, has a budget of $28,000 to furnish the conference room of a hotel with 24 seating arrangements, each consisting of a table with four chairs. The chairs being considered for purchase cost twenty dollars less than one-half the cost of the table. How much money will remain in the budget after the purchase of the tables and chairs? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ok so I'm thinking this is a inequality problem. I know that the basic set up is the number of chairs.(cost) + the number the tables.(cost) must be less than or equal to $28,000. There is 24 seating arrangements and within that there is 4 chairs and 1 table per arrangement.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*I need to subtract the total cost of the furniture from $28,000 to get the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "remaining amount in of the budget,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*4(24)=96 total chairs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*1(24)=24 total tables<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*120 total pieces of furniture needed <BR>\n" );
document.write( "*Let x=cost of chairs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*Let 2x+20 =cost of tables \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "96(x)+24(2x+20)< or = to 28,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "96x+48x+480< or = to 28,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144x=28,000-480 ( replaced less than or equal to with just the =(sign))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144x=27520<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144x/144 = 2750/144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=191.1111<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When I plug x back into everything I get it cost $18,346.66 for the chairs + $9,653.3333 for the tables which = $ 27,999.444\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just not sure were I'm going wrong here !<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks in advanced you rock who ever you are <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Marge, the office manager, has a budget of $28,000 to furnish the conference room of a hotel with 24 seating arrangements, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "each consisting of a table with four chairs. The chairs being considered for purchase cost twenty dollars less <BR>\n" );
document.write( "than one-half the cost of the table. How much money will remain in the budget after the purchase of the tables and chairs? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As the problem is worded, printed, posted and presented, it CAN NOT be solved\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the question can not be answered.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The reason for it is that the presented info is not sufficient.\r<BR>\n" );
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