document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=217118>Question 217118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How much tea worth $2 per pound should be combined with 50 pounds of tea worth $5 per pound to create a mixture worth $3 per pound? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "value + value = value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 5*50 = 3(x+50)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 5*50 = 3x + 3*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 100 lbs (amt of $2 tea needed for the mixture<BR>\n" );
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