document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316322>Question 316322</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I currently own a restaurant and am in the process of replenishing my stock of dishes. I need to purchase 250 sets of dishes for my restaurant and have found two designs I wish to order. One design costs $20 per set and the other $45 per set.  I have budgeted $6,800 to spend on the dishes, so how many of each will I order without going over budget? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can use addition, substitution, graphing or elimination...my problem is actually coming up with the 2 equations correctly. I keep getting decimals for answers and I do know they should be whole numbers for how many sets of each to order... HELP<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $20 dishes and y = $45 dishes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x+45y=6800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x+45y=250<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 #226266 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=226266\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = $20 dishes and y = $45 dishes. So you have this part set up correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since \"need to purchase 250 sets of dishes\", this means that the sum of 'x' and 'y' must be 250. So the first equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=250 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=250\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, because \"One design costs $20 per set and the other $45 per set.\" and you \"have budgeted $6,800 to spend on the dishes\", this means that the second equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20x%2B45y=6800 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20x%2B45y=6800\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. You have this as your first equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Does that help? </SPAN>\n" );
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