document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=220638>Question 220638</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many pounds of chocolate worth $1.20 a pound must be mixed with 10 pounds of chocolate worth 90 cents a pound to produce a mixture worth $1.00 a pound? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #165765 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=likaaka><B>likaaka(51)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=likaaka><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=165765\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Create a grid to organize the information<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your rows would be $0.90 Chocolate, $1.20 Chocolate, and the Total Chocolate Mix, and your columns would be the Amount of Chocolate in #s and the Total Costs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(This is the best I can do coming up with a grid)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "________________amt (#)_________total costs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.90_____________10______________9.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1.20______________x______________1.20x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total Mix_________10+x_____________9+1.2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using this grid, you see that 10+x=9+1.2x so solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+x -x=9+1.2x -x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=9+.2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 -9=9+.2x -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=.2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/.2=(.2x)/.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5, so you need 5lbs of the $1.20 chocolate to produce a mixture worth $1.00 </SPAN>\n" );
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