document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=217133>Question 217133</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fertilizer with weed control costing $38 per 50- pound bag is to be mixed with a less expensive fertilizer costing $6.00 per 50- lb bag to make 16 bags of fertilizer that can be sold for $28.00 per bag.  How many bags of cheaper fertilizer should be used.   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "value + value = value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38x + 6(16-x) = 28*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38x + 96 - 6x = 28*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32x = 28*16 - 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32x = 352<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 11 (# of bags of $38 bags needed for the mix)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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