document.write( "Question 465748: In 1988, a dairy in Alberta, Canada, created a sundae with approximately 1 lb. of topping for every 83.2 lb. of ice cream. The total of the two ingredients weighed approximately 45,225 lb. To the nearest tenth of a pound, how many pounds of ice cream and how many pounds of topping were there?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x + 83.2 = 45,225\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 83.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I rounded it to 38
\n" ); document.write( "2x=38
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\n" ); document.write( "x=19\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "But we all know this is incorrect.
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for every 84.2 lbs of sundae, one lb is topping and 83.2 lb is ice cream\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "topping = (1 / 84.2) * 45225\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ice cream = (83.2 / 84.2) * 45225 \n" ); document.write( "

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