document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159315>Question 159315</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jambalaya is a Cajun dish made from chicken, sausage, and rice. Simone is making a large pot of jambalaya for a party. Chicken costs $6 per pound, sausage costs $3 per pound, and rice costs $1 per pound. She spends $42 on 13.5 pounds of food. She buys twice as much rice as sausage. How much chicken, sausage, and rice will she use in her dish?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can someone please show me how to make this into 3 algebraic equations. I should be good from there. I would really appreciate it. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117468 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=117468\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"She spends $42\"  __  6c+3s+1r=42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"on 13.5 pounds of food\"  __  c+s+r=13.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"She buys twice as much rice as sausage\"  __  r=2s </SPAN>\n" );
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