document.write( "Question 522445: Millie put carrots and potatoes in her soup. There were 10 total vegetables, with 4 times as many carrots as potatoes. How many carrots were in the soup?\r
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\"There were 10 total vegetables\" ___ c + p = 10\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substituting ___ (4p) + p = 10 ___ p = 2
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