document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=366975>Question 366975</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A store buys granola at $1/lb and dried fruit at $2/lb. and sells them at 25% markup. The store sells 2 special mixtures of granola and dried fruit.  One customer buys 6 lbs. of Mixture A and 4 lbs of Mixture B and pays $17.  Another custoemr reverses the proportions and pays a dollar more.   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the recipe for Mixture A?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the recipe for Mixture B? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #261603 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=261603\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6 lbs. of Mixture A number of pounds be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 lbs of Mixture B  number of pounds be y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and pays $17. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+4y=17.....................................1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another customer reverses the proportions <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and pays a dollar more.   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6y+4x=18.....................................2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply 1 by -4 & 2 by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-24x-16y=-68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36y+24x=108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add up <BR>\n" );
document.write( "20y=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2 price of Mixture B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of y in <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+4y=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+8=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 3/2 the price of mixture A<BR>\n" );
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