document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=604225>Question 604225</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Wes is mixing peanuts and chocolate pieces. Peanuts sell for $4.50 a pound and the chocolate sells for $6.50 a pound. How many pounds of chocolate mixes with 5 pounds to obtain a mixture that sells for $5.25 a pound? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4.5*5 + 6.5*x = 5.25*(5+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22.5 + 6.5x = 26.25 + 5.25x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.5x - 5.25x = 26.25 - 22.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.25x = 3.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3.75/1.25 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we need 3 pounds of chocolate </SPAN>\n" );
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