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May 19, 2013

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A theater group made appearances in two cities. The hotel charges before tax in the second city were 1500 lower than in the first. The tax on the hotel bill was 5.5% in the first city and 10% in the second. After the trip, the total tax paid on accommodation expenses was 431....

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Find two numbers whose sum is 50 and whose difference is 6. So I'm going to set up a system of equation. x + y = 50 x - y = 6 And I got x = 28 y = 22 Correct?

Math
The Sugar Sweet Company is going to transport its sugar to market. It will cost 4375 to rent trucks, and it will cost an additional 175 for each ton of sugar transported. Let c represent the total cost (in dollars), and let s represent the amount of sugar (in tons) transported...

Math
Ah sorry. Equation: 3a-b=2

Math
Give an ordered pair (a,b) of numbers that satisfy the equation. I got (1,1) but cant i also be (2,4)? I'm not sure how to answer that Also, Write each equation for the vertical and horizontal lines passing through the point (7,-5) in (x,y) - coordinates I do not know to d...

Alg III AGAIN :)
This one is hard. 5 - |3-2x|/3 = 4 How do I begin to do this? -|3-2x|/3 = -1 -|9-6x| = -3 or -|9-6x} = 3 ????

Alg III
OHHH! I see. Thanks alot!

Alg III
Solve each absolute value equation. 3 + |x| = 5 My work: 3 + x = 5 or 3 + x = -5 x = 2 or x = -8 The book says that I am wrong. I do not know why.

Alg III
Ah I see, but I thought that an absolute value cannot equal a negative number. Maybe I'm just over thinking it.

Alg III
Solve each absolute value equation. |x - 3| = 1 Okay here is what I did: x - 3 = 1 x = 4 or x = -4 The book says {2,4} I'm very lost. Can someone help me?

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