document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=139510>Question 139510</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3. An investor bought 500 shares of stock , some at $ 3.50 per share and some at $6.00 per share. If the total cost was $ 2187.50, how many shares of each stock did the investor buy?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a)	How will you set up the problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b)	What is the equation in terms of the variables?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c)	Which shares are more?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a)	How will you set up the problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let # of 3.50 shares be \"x\" ; value is 3.5x dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of 6.00 shares is \"500-x\" ; value is 6(500-x)=3000-6x dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "value = value = 2187.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5x + 3000-6x = 2187.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2.5x = -812.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 325 (# of 3.50 shares)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500-x = 175 (# of 6.00 shares)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b)	What is the equation in terms of the variables?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c)	Which shares are more?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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