document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=224156>Question 224156</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> alinson has a jelly beans that sell for $0.75 per pound and small eggs that sells for $2.25 per pound. how many pouinds of each should she use to obtain 12 pounds of an easter mix that sells for $1.75 per pound? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value + Value = Value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75x + 225(12-x) = 175*12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75x + 225*12 - 225x = 175*12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-150x = -75*12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6 lbs (amt of 75cent jelly beans in the mix)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-x = 6 lbs (amt of 225cent small eggs in the mix)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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