document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=181216>Question 181216</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602773033/algebrahomeworkh>saxon algebra 2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A baker is making pastries to sell at a fair.  A small pastry costs $1.50 to prepare.  A large pastry costs $2.50 to prepare.  The baker will make 200 pastries.  Usually, about three times as many people buy small pastries than large pastries.  How can the baker keep costs to a minimum while still making sure people have the pastries they want?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #135891 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=135891\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> well, if he is going to live up to what people want then he is going to have to make 3 times as many small pastries. 200 pastries is also a given.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let S and L be the number of small and large pastries made, respectively<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S+L=200...........eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=3L..............eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take S's value of 3L from eq 2 and plug it into eq 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3L+L=200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4L=200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28L=50%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28L=50%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >number of Large pastries<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=3L=3%2850%29=highlight%28150%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=3L=3%2850%29=highlight%28150%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >number of small pastries </SPAN>\n" );
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