document.write( "Question 362273: the organizer for a church picnic ordered coleslaw, potato salad and beans amounting to 50lbs. There was to be three times as much potato salad as coleslaw. the number of beans was to be 6 less than the number of potato salad. find the number of each. \n" ); document.write( "

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c + p + b = 50,
\n" ); document.write( "p = 3c,
\n" ); document.write( "b = p - 6.
\n" ); document.write( "From the 2nd equation, $\"c+=+p%2F3\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "Thus, $\"p%2F3+%2B+p+%2B+p+-+6+=+50\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7p%2F3+=+56\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p+=+24\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( "b = 18, and c = 24/3 = 8.
\n" ); document.write( "Therefore there are 8 pounds of coleslaw, 18 pounds of beans, and 24 pounds of potato. \n" ); document.write( "

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