document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=502217>Question 502217</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a coffee shop the raito of the number of customers who ordered regular coffee to the number who ordered decaffeinated coffee was 4 to 1. if the number of perople who ordered regular coffee was 126 more than the number who ordered decaf, how many people ordered each tyoe of coffee? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #338800 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=338800\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the number of customers who ordered decaffeinated coffee, then x+126 cutomers ordered regular coffee, so we can right a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F1+=+%28x%2B126%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F1+=+%28x%2B126%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solve for x. Cross-multiply.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x+=+x%2B126 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x+=+x%2B126\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract x from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+=+126 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+=+126\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+42 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+42\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "42 customers ordered decaffeinated coffee and 168 (42+126) customers ordered regular coffee.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=168%2F42+=+4%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"168%2F42+=+4%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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