document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=21742>Question 21742</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need to buy 8 packages of meat. A package of hotdogs costs $1.89 and package <BR>\n" );
document.write( "of hamburgers costs $5.19. You spend a total of $31.62.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) Let x represent the number of packages of hotdogs bought and let y represent <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of packages of hamburgers bought.  Write a system of equations you <BR>\n" );
document.write( "could solve to find the number of packages of each type of meat bought.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) solve the system </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #10485 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=10485\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 189x+519(8-x)=3162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "189x+4152-519x=3162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-330x=-990<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8-3 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, for hotdogs you need 3 packages of meat and for hamburgers you need 5 packages of meat </SPAN>\n" );
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