document.write( "Question 398627: 1/2 of a pepperoni pizza + 3/4 of a ham pizza contains 765 calories.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #282399 by MathLover1(20855)\"\" \"About 
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let a pepperoni pizza be \"x\" and a ham pizza be \"y\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29x+%2B+%283%2F4%29y+=+765cal.\"....(1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F4%29x+%2B+y+=+745cal.\".......(2)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29x+%2B+%283%2F4%29y+=+765cal.\"....(1)solve for \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%281%2F2%29x+%2B+4%283%2F4%29y+=+4%2A765cal.\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cross%284%292%281%2Fcross%284%29%29x+%2B+cross%284%29%283%2Fcross%284%29%29y+=+3060cal.\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+%2B+3y+=+3060cal.\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+=3060cal-3y\".....divide by \"2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x++=+1530cal-%283y%2F2%29\".....plug it in (2) and solve for \"y\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F4%29x+%2B+y+=+745cal.\".......(2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F4%29%281530cal+-%283%2F2%29y%29+%2B+y+=+4%2A745cal.\"..........multiply by 4\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%281530cal%2F4%29+-+4%281%2F4%29%283%2F2%29y+%2B+4y+=+4%2A745cal.\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1530cal+-+%283%2F2%29y+%2B+4y+=+2980cal.\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1530cal+-+1.5y+%2B+4y+=+2980cal.\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1530cal+%2B%283.5%29y+=+2980cal.\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%283.5%29y+=+2980cal-1530cal\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%283.5%29y+=+1450cal\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+1450cal%2F%283.5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+414.3cal\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x++=+1530cal+-+3y%2F2\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x++=+1530cal+-+3%28414.3cal%29%2F2\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x++=+1530cal+-+621.45cal\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x++=+908.55cal\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29x+%2B+%283%2F4%29y+=+765cal.\"....(1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29908.55cal+%2B+%280.75%29414.3cal+=+765cal\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"454.275cal+%2B+310.725cal+=+765cal\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"765cal++=+765cal\"\r
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