document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174118>Question 174118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need your help!  Problem 1.  Elimination method. Type an integer or a decimal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	0.05x+0.25y=66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	0.15x+0.05y=72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On this problem I keep coming up with(x, y) = (3, 5,-0.5) and each time the answer is wrong. What am I doing wrong?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.  Soybean meal is 18% protein: cornmeal is 9% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 360-ld mixture that is 17% protein.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Pounds of cornmeal that should be in mixture?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   Pounds of soybean meal should be in mixture? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129009 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nycsub_teacher><B>nycsub_teacher(90)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nycsub_teacher><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=129009\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2. Soybean meal is 18% protein: cornmeal is 9% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 360-ld mixture that is 17% protein. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pounds of cornmeal that should be in mixture? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pounds of soybean meal should be in mixture?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first mixture + second mixture = total mixture\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.18x + 0.09x = 360(0.17)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.18x + 0.09x(360 - x) = 0.17(360)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you take it from here?\r<BR>\n" );
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