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\n" ); document.write( ": There are 850 Douglas fir and ponderosa pine trees in a section of forest bought by Sawz Logging Co. The company paid an average of $300 for each Douglas fir and $225 for each ponderosa pine. If the company paid $217,500 for the trees, how many of each kind did the company buy? \n" ); document.write( "

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Amount of Douglas firs = d
\n" ); document.write( "Amount of Pine trees = p
\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+%2B+p+=+850\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"300d+%2B+225p+=+217500\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Combine:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-300d+-+300p+=+-255000\"$
\n" ); document.write( "+
\n" ); document.write( " $\"300d+%2B+225p+=+217500\"$
\n" ); document.write( "=
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-75p+=+-37500\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"p+=+500\"$
\n" ); document.write( "PLUG:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+%2B+p+=+850\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+%2B+500+=+850\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+350\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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