document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=167217>Question 167217</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At Gwen’s garage sale, all books<BR>\n" );
document.write( "were one price, and all magazines were another price.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Harriet bought four books and three magazines for $1.45,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and June bought two books and five magazines for $1.25.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was the price of a book and what was the price of a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "magazine? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #123148 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=123148\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> so lets call the price per book b and the price per magazine m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4b%2B3m=1.45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4b%2B3m=1.45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ":          <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2b%2B5m=1.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2b%2B5m=1.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   multiply bottom equation by -2 and add equations <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "together thus elimiating the b terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7m=-1.05 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7m=-1.05\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7m=1.05 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7m=1.05\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > solving for m<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=.15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=.15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4b%2B3%2815%29=1.45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4b%2B3%2815%29=1.45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4b=1.00 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4b=1.00\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "magazines were<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2815cents%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2815cents%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "books.....were<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2825cents%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2825cents%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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