document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200665>Question 1200665</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 $3.29 a pound, which is cheaper than your usual neighborhood store, which sells it for $3.49 a pound. Is it worth the extra drive?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much chicken will you be buying? 7 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much far are the two stores? My neighborhood store is 2.4 miles away, and takes about 8 minutes. The store across town is 8.7 miles away, and takes about 24 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How kind of mileage does your car get? It averages about 18 miles per gallon in the city.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many gallons does your car hold? About 17 gallons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much is gas? About $3.72/gallon right now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cheaper option saves you $____ (Give your answer to the nearest cent.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #834851 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52879)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=834851\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This problem is not so original as somebody may think.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Several TWIN problems were posted and solved at this forum some time ago (several years ago ?)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You may find them (for free) using GOOGLE search, by loading the first line into the search engine.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problems are not literally the same (the numbers are different), but give a direction and may serve as templates.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I myself am not so inspired to make this routine job, where you (and anybody else) will learn nothing useful.\r<BR>\n" );
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