document.write( "Question 1204236: A group of friends went out for lunch. 2 people ordered soup. 4 people ordered sandwiches. Each sandwich costs twice as much as a bowl of soup. 4 people ordered burgers. Each burger costs three times as much as a bowl of soup. The total cost for their lunch was less than ​$59.62. What was the price of a bowl of​ soup?
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\n" ); document.write( "x = cost of one soup
\n" ); document.write( "2x = cost of one sandwich
\n" ); document.write( "3x = cost of one burger\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2 people ordered soup ---> cost = 2x
\n" ); document.write( "4 people ordered sandwiches ---> cost = 4*2x = 8x
\n" ); document.write( "4 people ordered burgers ---> cost = 4*3x = 12x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "total cost = 2x+8x+12x = 22x
\n" ); document.write( "The total cost is less than $59.62
\n" ); document.write( "22x < 59.62
\n" ); document.write( "x < 59.62/22
\n" ); document.write( "x < 2.71\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The exact price of one soup is unknown, but it's somewhere in the interval 0 < x < 2.71
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