document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=25254>Question 25254</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are buying meat for a cookout.  You need to buy 8 packages of meat.  A package of hotdogs costs 1.89 and a package of hamburgers costs 5.19.  You spend a total of 31.62.  How many packages of each kind of meat did you buy? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13523 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=13523\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the pagke of hot dags be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the pakage of hamburgers be y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now they total up tp 8 packages.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "xEliminate the cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=8-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost of hotdogs = $1.89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cost of hamburgers = $5.19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.89x+5.19y=31.62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.89x+5.19(8-x)=31.62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.89x+41.52-5.19=31.62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3.3x=--9.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=8-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence he bought 3 pakages of hotdogs, abd 5 pakages of hamburgers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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