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document.write( "2 cups 2 saucers and a teapot cost $30.20 A cup costs twice as much as a saucer. The teapot cost $7 more than a saucer. What is the cost of the teapot. Thanks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My son found a solution with fractions. Could I have a second opinion please  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = cost of one saucer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+7 = cost of one teapot<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = cost of one cup\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = cost of 2 saucers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*2x = 4x = cost of 2 cups\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4x)+(2x)+(x+7) = cost of 2 cups, 2 saucers, and 1 teapot<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x)+(2x)+(x+7) = 30.20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x)+(2x)+(x+7) = 30.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2x+x+7 = 30.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x+7 = 30.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 30.20-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 23.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 23.20/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3.3142857 approximately<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <font color=red size=4>3.31</font> is the cost of one saucer when rounding to the nearest cent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+7 = 3.31 + 7 = <font color=red size=4>10.31</font> is the cost of one teapot<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 2*3.31 = <font color=red size=4>6.62</font> is the cost of one cup\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 cups + 2 saucers + 1 teapot = 2*6.62 + 2*3.31 + 10.31 = 30.17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is somewhat close to the goal of 30.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Things are off a bit because we went from 3.3142857 to 3.31\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There might be a typo with one or more of the numbers given by the teacher. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I recommend contacting your son's teacher for clarification.<BR>\n" );
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