document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=401590>Question 401590</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please give me a step by step on how to do the following 5 questions...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.You and your cousin go to Wendy's for a \"big\" lunch. You buy 3 burgers and 2 orders of fries for $6.50. Your cousin buys 2 burgers and 5 orders of fries for $8.00. How much did each item cost?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.Jermaine has a jar of nickles and dimes. There are 200 coins worth $14.00. How many of each type of coins are  in the jar?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.The perimeter of a rectangle garden is 96m. The legnth of the garden is 8 more than the width. Find the legnth and width of the garden.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.The radio station has 55 employees. There is 1 less than three times as many men as women working at the station. How amny indiviual men and women work at the station?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.During the hoidays, your family buys boxes of candy canes and chocolate covered cherries. You bought 25 boxes of candy and spent $28.00. If the cherries cost $1.00 a box and the candy canes cost $1.30, how many  of each type of candy did you buy?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.The sumof two numbers is 8. One number is 3 more than 4 times the other. What are the numbers?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank You for your time please email me back as soon as possible!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #284174 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=284174\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.You and your cousin go to Wendy's for a \"big\" lunch. You buy 3 burgers and 2 orders of fries for $6.50. Your cousin buys 2 burgers and 5 orders of fries for $8.00. How much did each item cost?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b+2f = 650 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b+5f = 800 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru 1st by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru 2nd by 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6b + 4f = 1300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b +15f = 2400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 1st from 2nd and solve for \"f\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11f = 1100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 100 cents (The price of fries is $1.00)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b + 5f = 800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b + 5*100 = 800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b = 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 150 cents (The price of a burger is $1.50)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.Jermaine has a jar of nickles and dimes. There are 200 coins worth $14.00. How many of each type of coins are in the jar?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity Eq: n + d = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Eq:   5n+10d = 1400 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru the Quantity Eq. by 5:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n + 5d = 1000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract that from the Value Equation: and solve for \"d\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5d = 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 80 (number of dimes)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"n\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + d = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + 80 = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 140 (number of nickels)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The following problems also have simple equations that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can be solved by elimination.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please give it a try.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.The perimeter of a rectangle garden is 96m. The length of the garden is 8 more than the width. Find the length and width of the garden.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.The radio station has 55 employees. There is 1 less than three times as many men as women working at the station. How amny indiviual men and women work at the station?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.During the hoidays, your family buys boxes of candy canes and chocolate covered cherries. You bought 25 boxes of candy and spent $28.00. If the cherries cost $1.00 a box and the candy canes cost $1.30, how many of each type of candy did you buy?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.The sumof two numbers is 8. One number is 3 more than 4 times the other. What are the numbers?<BR>\n" );
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