Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hao!seismo!brl-tgr!ron From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie ) Newsgroups: net.games Subject: Re: i need help Message-ID: <4297@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Tue, 28-Aug-84 14:09:59 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.4297 Posted: Tue Aug 28 14:09:59 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 1-Sep-84 08:23:26 EDT Organization: Ballistics Research Lab Lines: 16 Newsgroups: net.games Subject: Re: i need help.... References: <632@bnl.UUCP> Let F be teh fare. 1.5F would be the fare if it were raised by 50%. 1.5F + 1 would be a penny more (1.5F + 1)/2 would be half of that (1.5F + 1)/2 + 2 would be two cents more The fare F is expressed by: F = (1.5F + 1)/2 + 2 F = 0.75F + 5/2 0.25F = 2.5 F = 10