document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189411>Question 189411</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me.  I'm not sure I know what I'm doing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You bought 12 one-gallon bottles of apple and orange juice for a school dance.  The apple juice was on sale for $1 per bottle and the orange juice was on sale for $1.50 per bottle.  All together you only spent $15.  How many bottles of each type did you buy?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My answer: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Variables:  C # of bottle of Apple Juice       Equation 1:  C + D = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            D # of bottles of Orange Juice     Equation 2:  1c+$1.50D=15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "            C+D=12                   C+15 0D=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             -D=0                    (-D+12)+$1/5-D=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             a-D+17                  $.50D+12=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                          -12 -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                       506/50=3/50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                         b=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I had a great deal of trouble following how you worked this, but I can say this:  Your equations are set up correctly, and to the extent that your \"b=6\" at the very end really means \"D = 6\" then you also got the right answer for half of the question.  Quite obviously C would have to equal 6 as well if they are going to sum to be 12.  Given that, nothing else really matters.  Good job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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