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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a bakery makes a special whole-grain bread using two kinds of flour. whole wheat and rye. the recipe for this bread calls for 1 oz rye flour for every 4 oz of whole-wheat flour. how many ounces of each kind of flour should be used to make a loaf of bread weighing 32 oz? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The ratio of rye to whole-wheat is 1:4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the amount of rye be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the amount of whole-wheat is \"4x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 4x = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 32 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6.4 oz (amt of rye in the bread)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 25.6 oz (amt of whole-wheat in the bread)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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