document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200516>Question 1200516</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need to buy some chicken for dinner tonight. You found an ad showing that the store across town has it on sale for $2.99 a pound, which is cheaper than your usual neighborhood store, which sells it for $3.39 a pound. Is it worth the extra drive?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much chicken will you be buying? 5 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much far are the two stores? My neighborhood store is 2.1 miles away, and takes about 9 minutes. The store across town is 8.2 miles away, and takes about 25 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How kind of mileage does your car get? It averages about 25 miles per gallon in the city.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many gallons does your car hold? About 13 gallons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much is gas? About $3.87/gallon right now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cheaper option saves you $ ______\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Give your answer to the nearest cent. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #834664 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=834664\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One of the MORE INFORMATIONs which is not important is the size of the fuel tank. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "IGNORING traveling time:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These costs are not significantly different.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The travel time IS significant.  18 minutes round trip for the neighborhood store is much better than 50 minutes for the store accross-town. </SPAN>\n" );
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