document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=677866>Question 677866</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Blakes went to an ice cream place where a small cone costs $1.85, a medium cone costs $2.35, a large cone costs $2.75. There are 5 people in the Blake family and each person ordered one cone. If they spent a total of $11.65, how many medium cones did they buy? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #421109 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=421109\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> they could not have all ordered large cones<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since that adds up to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2.75%2A5+=+13.75+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2.75%2A5+=+13.75+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There can't be 4 large cones since that adds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "up to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2.75%2A4+=+11+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2.75%2A4+=+11+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and that would only<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leave 65 cents for the 5th cone<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can there be 3 large cones and 2 mediums?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+8.25+%2B+4.7+=+12.95+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+8.25+%2B+4.7+=+12.95+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > No, that's too much<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can there be 3 large, 1 medium and 1 small?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+8.25+%2B+2.35+%2B+1.85+=+12.45+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+8.25+%2B+2.35+%2B+1.85+=+12.45+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Still too much<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can there be 3 large and 2 small?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+8.25+%2B+3.7+=+11.95+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+8.25+%2B+3.7+=+11.95+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Too much<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That means there can be at most 2 large cones<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can there be 2 large and 3 mediums?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5.5+%2B+7.05+=+12.55+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5.5+%2B+7.05+=+12.55+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Too much<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can there be 2 large and 3 small?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5.5+%2B+5.55+=+11.05+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5.5+%2B+5.55+=+11.05+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Too low<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can there be 2 large, 2 small and 1 medium?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5.5+%2B+3.7+%2B+2.35+=+11.55+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5.5+%2B+3.7+%2B+2.35+=+11.55+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Too small<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can there be 2 large, 2 medium, and 1 small?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5.5+%2B+4.7+%2B+1.85+=+12.05+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5.5+%2B+4.7+%2B+1.85+=+12.05+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Too much<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It looks like there can only be 1 large<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can there be 1 large and 4 mediums?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2.75+%2B+9.4+=+12.15+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2.75+%2B+9.4+=+12.15+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Too much<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can there be  1 large, 3 medium, 1 small?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They bought 3 medium cones\r<BR>\n" );
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