document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=524794>Question 524794</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Danielle and Pete are selling pies for a school fundraiser.  Customers can buy blueberry pies and lemon meringue pies.  Danielle sold 4 blueberry pies and 8 lemon meringue pies for a total of $152.  Pete sold 2 blueberry pies and 8 lemon meringue pies for $144.  Find the cost of one blueberry pie and one lemon meringue pie. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost of one Blueberry pie = b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cost of one Lemon meringue pie = m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Danielle sold 4 blueberry pies and 8 lemon meringue pies for a total of $152<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*b+8*m=152<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b+8m=152...........(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pete sold 2 blueberry pies and 8 lemon meringue pies for $144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*b+8*m=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b+8m=144.........(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract (2) from (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b+8m=152<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3b-8m=-144<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of b in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b+8m=152...........(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*8+8m=152<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32+8m=152<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8m=152-32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8m=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=120/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost of one Blueberry pies = b = $8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cost of one Lemon meringue pies = m = $15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4b+8m=152...........(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*8+8*15=152<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32+120=152<BR>\n" );
document.write( "152=152\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3b+8m=144.........(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*8+8*15=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24+120=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144=144<BR>\n" );
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