document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=317886>Question 317886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Gwen mixes 5 pounds of dried cranberries that sell for $4 per pound with some dried apples that sell for $3 per pound. If she wants the mix to be worth $3.25 per pound, then how many pounds of apples should she use?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "apples be x lbs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost = $3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cranberries 5 lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost $4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mix x+5 lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost $ 3.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+4*5=3.25(x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+20=3.25x+16.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25x=20-16.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25x=3.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 3.75/0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15 lbs of apples </SPAN>\n" );
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