document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=732008>Question 732008</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A grocer has two kinds of loose tea. One is worth $5 per pound and the other is worth $7 per pound.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She mixes some of each kind of tea together to get a total of 50 pounds of a mixed tea worth a total of $314.00.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = number of pounds of $5/pound tea in the mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = number of pounds of $7/pound tea in the mixture\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a system of equations that describes this situation to figure out how much of each kind of tea is in the mixture. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #447432 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=447432\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = number of pounds of $5/pound tea in the mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = number of pounds of $7/pound tea in the mixture<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+%2B+y+=+50+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+%2B+y+=+50+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5x+%2B+7y+=+314+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5x+%2B+7y+=+314+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides of (1) by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and subtract (1) from (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5x+%2B+7y+=+314+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5x+%2B+7y+=+314+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-5x+-+5y+=+-250+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-5x+-+5y+=+-250+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2y+=+64+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2y+=+64+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+32+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+32+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and, since<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+%2B+y+=+50+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+%2B+y+=+50+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+18+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+18+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 pounds of $5/pound tea are needed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 pounds of $7/pound tea are needed\r<BR>\n" );
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