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document.write( "An advertisement from the back of Denton checklist:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$1300 sofa and love seat<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1400 sofa and two chairs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1600 sofa, love seat, one chair \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HOw much does each piece of furniture cost individually? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "An advertisement from the back of Denton checklist:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)  &nbsp;&nbsp;$1300 sofa and love seat<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)  &nbsp;&nbsp;$1400 sofa and two chairs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)  &nbsp;&nbsp;$1600 sofa, &nbsp;love seat, &nbsp;one chair \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much does each piece of furniture cost individually?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From (1) and (3), we see that one chair price is 1600 - 1300 = 300 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Having it, from (2) we conclude that the sofa price is 1400 - 2*300 = 1400 - 600 = 800 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, from (1) we deduce that the love seat price is 1300 - 800 = 500 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "<U>ANSWER</U>.  The prices are $800 for sofa, $500 for love seat and $300 for a chair.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solved.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This problem is intended and is expected to be solved mentally, using reasoning only and without using any equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The normal expectation is that a person/ (a student) will solve it mentally in his/her mind from the first glance,<BR>\n" );
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