document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=208057>Question 208057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A sporting goods store sold twice as many baseballs as bats. Balls were $9 and bats were $14. $256 dollars were made by both products combined. How many of each was sold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let B = # of Baseballs; Let b = # of bats<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity: B = 2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value::::9B + 14b = 256<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"B\" to solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9(2b) + 14b = 256<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32b = 256<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 8 (# of bats sold)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 2b = 16 (# of balls sold)<BR>\n" );
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