document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59811>Question 59811</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078213479/algebrahomeworkh>Alegbra Concepts and Applications</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I cannot figrue out this word problem help please!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mr. Adams buys a bag or apples and a bag of pears for a total of $14. There are eight pounds of fruit in all. The apples cost $1.50 per pound, and the pears cost $2.30 per pound. How many pounds of pears did he buy?? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Total quantity bought = 8 pounds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So quantity of apples bought = (8 - x) pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost of 1 pound of apples= $ 1.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So cost of (8 - x) pounds of apples = $(8-x)(1.50)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost of 1 pound of pears = $ 2.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So cost of x pounds of pears = $x(2.30)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total cost of fruits = $14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation becomes..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(8-x)(1.50) + x(2.30) = 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 12 - 1.50x + 2.30x = 14  [Removing the4 parenthesis by multiplying term by term]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 12 + 0.80x = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> 0.80x = 14 - 12 [subtracting 12 from both the sides]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> 0.80x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> 0.80x/0.80 = 2/0.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> x = 2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mrs Adams bought 2.5 pounds of pears\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good Luck!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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