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document.write( "The perimeter of a rectangular piece of poster board is 96 in.  The length is 8 in. greater than the width.  Find the width and the length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "21.	Joseph allocates $800 to hotel stays.  This represents 36% of his expense budget.  Find his expense budget.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "22.	A 19-ft board is cut into two pieces.  One piece is 3 ft longer than the other.  How long are the pieces?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "23.	Money is invested in a savings account at 5% simple interest.  After 1 year, there is $262.50 in the account.  How much was originally invested?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24.	When 18 is subtracted from four times a certain number, the result is   the original number.  What is the number?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25.	The second angle of a triangle is three times as large as the first.  The third angle is 20 degrees less than the sum of the other two angles.  Find the measure of the first angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #853177 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=853177\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 21. Joseph allocates $800 to hotel stays. This represents 36% of his expense budget. Find his expense budget.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let expense budget be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Allocates $800 for hotel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is 36% of  expense budget\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.36x = 800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 800/0.36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use calculator \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "22. A 19-ft board is cut into two pieces. One piece is 3 ft longer than the other. How long are the pieces?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let one piece of the two be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other will be (x+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+(x+3) =19  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+3 =19 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8ft and 11ft \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "23. Money is invested in a savings account at 5% simple interest. After 1 year, there is $262.50 in the account. How much was originally invested?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Interest rate 5%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount after 1 year = $262.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let invested amount be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount = x(1+0.05)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "262.50 = 1.05x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 262.50/1.05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= $250\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24. When 18 is subtracted from four times a certain number, the result is the original number. What is the number?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let number be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "four times a number = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 subtracted from 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-18 =x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x =18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x =6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25. The second angle of a triangle is three times as large as the first. The third angle is 20 degrees less than the sum of the other two angles. Find the measure of the first angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let first angle  be x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second is 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sum of both = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third angle = 4x-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sum of angles of triangle = 180 deg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3x +(4x-20)=180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x-20=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x =25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The angles are 25, 75,and 80 deg\r<BR>\n" );
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