document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=179493>Question 179493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this word problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Books and magazines. 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 #134432 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=134432\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= the price of a book<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= the price of a magazine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4b+%2B+3m+=+145 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4b+%2B+3m+=+145\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2b+%2B+5m+=+125 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2b+%2B+5m+=+125\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (2) by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and subtract <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) from (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4b+%2B+10m+=+250 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4b+%2B+10m+=+250\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4b+-+3m+=+-145 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4b+-+3m+=+-145\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7m+=+105 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7m+=+105\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<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;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And from (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2b+%2B+5%2A15+=+125 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2b+%2B+5%2A15+=+125\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2b+=+125+-+75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2b+=+125+-+75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2b+=+50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2b+=+50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<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;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The magazines are 15 cents each and the books <BR>\n" );
document.write( "are 25 cents each<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4b+%2B+3m+=+145 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4b+%2B+3m+=+145\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A25+%2B+3%2A15+=+145 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A25+%2B+3%2A15+=+145\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100+%2B+45+=+145 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100+%2B+45+=+145\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=145+=+145 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"145+=+145\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK </SPAN>\n" );
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