document.write( "Question 387828: You need to make 36 one-half cup bags of trail mix for a class trip. The recipe calls for peanuts, chocolate chips, and raisins in the extended ratio 5:1:4. How many cups of each item do you need? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"36%281%2F2%29=18\"$ cups total
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x%2B1x%2B4x=18\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=1.8\"$ cups
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\n" ); document.write( "Peanuts: $\"5x=5%281.8%29=9\"$ cups
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\n" ); document.write( "Raisins: $\"4x=4%281.8%29=7.2\"$ cups. \n" ); document.write( "

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