document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148863>Question 148863</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fax paper costs $17.00 per case and copier paper costs $11.00 per case. If an order is recieved for a total of 250 cases for $3,659.00 what is the excat number of cases of copier paper? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #109205 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><B>mangopeeler07(462)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><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=109205\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x=# fax paper cases<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=# copier paper cases<BR>\n" );
document.write( "coefficient-cost in dollars\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17x+11y=3659<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=250\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=250-y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug it in the first equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17(250-y)+11y=3659\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distribute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4250-17y+11y=3659\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4250-6y=3659\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 4250 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6y=-591\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=98.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in y in the first equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x+11(98.5)=3659<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x+1083.5=3659\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17x=2575.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=151.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "151.5+98.5=250\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, it's true. (thank goodness)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there were<BR>\n" );
document.write( "151.5 copier paper cases and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "98.5 fax paper cases. </SPAN>\n" );
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