document.write( "Question 142708: Mrs. Gardner went to the market. She purchased some lettuce heads and some tomatoes. There were 12 items purchased. She bought twice as many tomatoes as lettuce heads. \n" ); document.write( "

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let x= lettuce
\n" ); document.write( "2y= tomatoes
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=12
\n" ); document.write( "x=2y
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=12
\n" ); document.write( "2y+y=12
\n" ); document.write( "3y=12
\n" ); document.write( "y=4
\n" ); document.write( "2(4)=8
\n" ); document.write( "Y=8
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=12
\n" ); document.write( "x=12-8
\n" ); document.write( "x=4 \n" ); document.write( "

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