document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=462338>Question 462338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.	 Each year, I plant a fruit/vegetable garden in the spring.  I grow a variety of things, but my BIG plantings are of tomatoes and peppers.    However, getting my seeds to sprout is not as easy as you’d think….\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.	 This year, I seeded both peppers and tomatoes, using a total of 120 seeds.  Write an equation to show this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using P for peppers and T for tomoatoes the equation would look like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P+T=120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B.	 I sowed nine times as many tomato seeds as pepper seeds.  Write an equation to show this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9T+P=120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C.	How many tomato seeds did I plant?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D.	How many pepper seeds did I plant?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I really do not want the answer I just want to know if I am on the right track as far as my equations go. I tried to solve using the substitution method but I keep coming up with T=0 and P=120 which I know can't be right, right? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #316951 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amoresroy><B>amoresroy(361)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amoresroy><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=amoresroy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=316951\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation P + T = 120 is correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, the equation 9T + P = 120 is not correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2nd equation should be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9P + P = 120 (because T=9P) </SPAN>\n" );
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