document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362735>Question 362735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve,show your work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An apple has 24 fewer cal than a banana. if 7 bananas have the same cal as 10 apples, how many cals are in a banana? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "b = # of calories in a banana.  Hence, a = b -24, and 7b = 10a.  By direct substitution, 7b = 10(b-24).  7b = 10b-240, and so 240 = 3b, or b = 80.  A banana has 70 calories, while an apple has 56 calories. </SPAN>\n" );
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