document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=238465>Question 238465</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a health food store, dried apple slices that cost $1.80 per pound are mixed with dried banana slices that cost $2.10 per pound. If the mixture weighs 5 pounds and costs $1.92 per pound, how many pounds of apple slices were used?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 1.5 pounds of apples B) 2 pounds of apples C) 3 pounds of apples\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D) 3.5 pounds of apples E) none of these </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #175226 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=175226\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2.10X+1.80(5-X)=1.92*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.10X+9-1.80X=9.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".3X=9.6-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".3X=.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=.6/.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=2 POUNDS OF BANANA SLICES IS USED.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-2=3 POUNDS OF APPLE SLICES IS USED.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER C).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.10*2+1.8*3=1.92*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.2+5.4=9.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9.6=9.6<BR>\n" );
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