document.write( "Question 1200205: mrs jones spent $17 making three purchases at the store. she paid twice as much less $5 for the second item as she did the first and three times as much plus $4 for the third as she did for the first. how much did each item cost?
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document.write( "first item              n\r\n" );
document.write( "second item             2n-5\r\n" );
document.write( "third item              3n+4\r\n" );
document.write( "SUM                      17\r\n" );
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