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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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #841135 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52878)</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=841135\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For this problem, we look for a solution, which is integer number of cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this problem, the solution CAN NOT be an arbitrary real number, if it is not an integer number of cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Agree ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The given problem has no answer for the price in integer number of cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the problem as posed in the post is &nbsp;DEFECTIVE: &nbsp;it has no a proper solution, at all.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, the formal solution to equations could be obtained and expressed using fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But at the end a person who solves the problem, must check if the fraction represents \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an integer number of cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If not &nbsp;(as in this case), &nbsp;then the formal solution of equations in fractions \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is not a solution to the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is everything clear to you from my explanation ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In such conditions, it is the student’s a voluntary duty to report to the teacher about the defect found,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and it is the teacher’s duty to inform the author of a textbook and/or the publishing company about this fact.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Usually, the authors are very happy to get a feedback from readers/students,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and are very grateful for noticing their mistakes.\r<BR>\n" );
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