document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=232281>Question 232281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate the sentence below and write the 2 equations. Then solve the equations using substitution or addition.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Six bananas and three kiwis cost $3.36. Two bananas and five kiwis cost $3.04. Find the cost of a banana and the cost of a kiwi. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Six bananas and three kiwis cost $3.36. Two bananas and five kiwis cost $3.04. Find the cost of a banana and the cost of a kiwi.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b + 3k = 336 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b + 5k = 304 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply 2nd equation by 3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b + 15k = 912<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract that eq. from the 1st and solve for \"k\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12k = -576<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 48 cents (price of a kiwi)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute that value into 2b + 5k = 304 to solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b + 5*48 = 304<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 32 cents (price of a banana)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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