document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=284281>Question 284281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good day. I'd be thankful if I can ask anyone to help me on this problem, since the answers that I'm getting barely make sense even to me. It goes like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A fruit dealer placed together $1.50-a-dozen apples and $1.20-a-dozen apples, putting 2 of the dealer kind for every 3 of the cheaper kind, and then sold them at $1.32-a-dozen. How many apples of the dealer kind did the vendor dispose if he sold $66.00 worth of apples?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Once again, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #206281 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=206281\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number of dealer apples he sold be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then the number of dozens of aplles of cheaper variety will be 3x/2  ( ratio is 2:3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the price is $1.5 /dozen.  So he gets 1.5x from these apples\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The price for cheaper quality is $1.2 . So he gets 1.2 *3x/2 from these apples\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5x+1.2 * 3x/2 = 66 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5x 3.6x/2= 66\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+3.6x / 2 = 66\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6.6= 132\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 132/6.6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 20 dozens ------ dealer apples </SPAN>\n" );
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