document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=686642>Question 686642</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi umm i have this question on my homework and it says (yesterday, a movie theater sold 282 bags of popcorn. a large bag of popcorn cost $4 a small bag cost $1. in all the movie theater made $501 from popcorn sales. write and solve a system of equation to find how many bags of each size of popcorn were sold?) so i have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=282 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=282\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > subtracted by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%2By=501 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%2By=501\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and i got <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x=381 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x=381\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and got x=127 and to fined y i got<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=127%2By=272 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"127%2By=272\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and i got they y= 65 and to check it i got <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28127%29%2B1%2865%29=573 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28127%29%2B1%2865%29=573\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so i don't know what i did wrong and if you can help me that would be great thank you!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #424865 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=424865\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a movie theater sold 282 bags of popcorn. a large bag of popcorn cost $4 a small bag cost $1. in all the movie theater made $501 from popcorn sales. write and solve a system of equation to find how many bags of each size of popcorn were sold?) so i have <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=282 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=282\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > subtracted by <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%2By=501 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%2By=501\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------------- Subtract<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x = -219<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "381 is not right, and both sides are negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 73<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You were doing the right thing, but you made some mistakes.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 219<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and i got <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x=381 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x=381\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and got x=127 and to fined y i got<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=127%2By=272 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"127%2By=272\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and i got they y= 65 and to check it i got <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28127%29%2B1%2865%29=573 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28127%29%2B1%2865%29=573\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = # of $1 bags<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = # of $4 bags<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + f = 282<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + 4f = 501<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---------------  subtract<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3f = -219<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 73 bags at $4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 219 bags at $1\r<BR>\n" );
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