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document.write( "lemon drops are to be mixed with jelly beans to make 100 pounds of mixture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "refer to the illustration and compute how many pounds of each candy should be used.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lemon drops $1.90 lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "jelly beans $1.20 lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mixture$1.48 lb. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "refer to the illustration and compute how many pounds of each candy should be used.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lemon drops $1.90 lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "jelly beans $1.20 lb.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mixture$1.48 lb.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=lbs of lemon drops to use in mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then 100-x=lbs jelly beans to use in mixture\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cost of lemon drops=1.9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost of jelly beans=1.2(100-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost of the mixture=1.48*100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cost of lemon drops and jelly beans=cost of mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.9x+1.2(100-x)=1.48*100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.9x+120-1.2x=148<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".7x=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100-x=100-40=60lbs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pounds of lemon drops to use in mixture=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pounds of jelly beans to use in mixture=60 </SPAN>\n" );
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