document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=20583>Question 20583</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cellophane tape 2 rolls for $1.28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notepads 3pads for $.87<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Highlighters 1 for $1.59<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ink cartridges 2 boxes for $1.98\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much would you pay for one roll of tape, two note pads, two highlighters, and two boxes of ink cartridges? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the cost of one roll of tape, we divide the given price by 2 because the given price is for twice the number of rolls that we want.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$1.28/2 = $0.64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the cost of two note pads, we first divide the given price by 3 because we want to know how much one note pad costs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$0.87/3 = $0.29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each note pad is 29 cents.  Since we want to note pads, we double this amount.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$0.29*2 = $0.58\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One highlighter costs $1.59.  We want two of them, so we double this amount.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$1.59*2 = $3.18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want two boxes of ink catridges, and we are told that two boxes cost $1.98.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's total the amounts:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$0.64 + $0.58 + $3.18 + $1.98 = $6.38\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We would pay $6.38 for these seven items.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "~ Mark<BR>\n" );
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