document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=213082>Question 213082</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sherry spent the amount of money at the grocery store as she did at drug store. At the grocery store , she spent $3.40 on steak , $1.19  on bread and bought apples that cost $0.15 each. at the drug store , she spent $4.99 on shampoo and bought pencils that cost $0.10 each. how many pencils and how many apples did sherry buy?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #160980 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><B>RAY100(1637)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=160980\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let  a  = #  apples,,,,and  p=# pencils<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$ @ Grocery = 3.40 +1.19 +.15a = 4.59 + .15a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$@ Drug Store = 4.99 + .10 p<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but  amounts  are  equal<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.59 + .15 a = 4.99 + .10p<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".15a - .10 p = .40,,,,,,,mult  by  10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15a -10p = 40,,,,,divide  by  5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3a -2p =8,,,,,  this  is  one  eqn  for  two  unknown<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lets  examine  potential  answers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "#a,,,,,#p,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,#p,,,,,#a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0,,,,,,-4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,8/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,,,,,,-2.5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,10/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,,,,,,-1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,4,,,,,,1st  practical  answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,,,,,,1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4,,,,,,,2,,,,,,1st  practical  answer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore we  can  say  that  we  must  buy  at  least  4  apples,and  2 pencils<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in  the  ratio  2  apples  for  each  4  pencils<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ". check,,  4.99 + .10(2) = 4.59 + .15(4) = 5.19,,,0k\r<BR>\n" );
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