document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=448343>Question 448343</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One day a hot dog cart sold 71 sausages. The polish sausages cost $5 each and the kosher sausages cost $3 each. In all $297 worth of sausages were sold. How many of each kind were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #308500 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=308500\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Polish			x	Numbers				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kosher		------------	y	Numbers				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=71	.............1	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+3y=297	.............2	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eliminate y								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply (1)by	-3						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (2) by	1						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x-3y=	-213		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+3y=297		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the two equations								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x				=	84		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/2							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=	42						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of 			x	in (1)				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=	71		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42+y=71		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=71-42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=29		<BR>\n" );
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