document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=304992>Question 304992</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A certain scale for weighing food registers   only weights  above 6 pounds . a person who wanted to know the weight  of  1 package each  of chicken , beef, and turkey weighed  every possible pair of these packages  and got the following results.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The chicken and the beef weighed 7 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The chicken and the turkey weighed 8 pounds <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The beef and the turkey weighed  9  pounds <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the weight of the package of turkey?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A   2 pounds   b  3 pounds  c  4 pounds  d  5 pounds  e  6 pounds \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #218438 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=218438\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> c+b=7,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c+t=8,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b+t=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=8-t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=9-t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sub in the first equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8-t+9-t=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17-7=2t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=2t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=4 c=3<BR>\n" );
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