document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=188107>Question 188107</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> MR. Ramirez sells blue grass seed for $3.50 per pound and a fescue seed for $1.70 per pound. He wishes to make a 50 - pound mixture to sell for $2.96 per pound. Find how much of each kind of seed he nust use in the mixture \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the number of pounds  of bluegrass seed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y=the number of fescue seed \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y= 50 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.50 x + 1.70y= 2.96(50)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x +y =50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3.50  -3.50y = -175<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3.50  + 1.70y=  148<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        -1.80y=  -27          y=? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+ ? =50  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=35 need a full break down of how my book got 35 i fell short from doing the problem <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 #141002 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=141002\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x and y be the number of pounds of blue grass and fescue respectively<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=50......eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.50x+1.7y=2.96(50)...eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rewrite eq 1 to x=50-y and x's value of 50-y into eq 2 for all occurrences of x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.5(50-y)+1.7y=148<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "175-3.5y+1.7y=148<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1.8y=-27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=15 pounds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=50-y=50-15=35 pounds </SPAN>\n" );
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