document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50351>Question 50351</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a delicatessen, ham costs $2.49 per pound and Swiss cheese costs $3.79 per pound.  The customer has $9.50 to spend on 2 pounds of ham and some cheese. How much cheese can she purchase? Write an equation and solve it. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #33423 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=33423\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = number of pounds of cheese she can buy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the equation will be this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.49*2 + 3.79*x = 9.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.98 + 3.79x = 9.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 4.98 from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.98 -4.98 + 3.79x = 9.50-4.98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.79x = 4.54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 3.79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=+4.54%2F3.79=1.197889 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=+4.54%2F3.79=1.197889\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > pounds of cheese (almost 1.2 pounds).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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