document.write( "Question 1205526: A washer and a dryer cost $560 combined. The washer costs $90 less than the dryer. What is the cost of the dryer? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let X be the cost of the dryer, in dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the cost of the washer  is (X-90) dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Together they cost $560\r\n" );
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document.write( "    X + (X-90) = 560\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2X = 560 + 90\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2X = 650\r\n" );
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document.write( "     X = 650/2 = 325.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The dryer costs $325.\r\n" );
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