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document.write( "What would be the answer to the question below and how would I put the word problem including the answers into a linear equation? Would there be any way at all that you could please break it down step by step so that I can understand it better? Thank you\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A mom bought 28 packages of Reese’s Cups with 88 total cups. Each king size package holds 4 cups. Each regular size package holds two cups. How many of each size did she buy?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A mom bought 28 packages of Reese’s Cups with 88 total cups. Each king size package holds 4 cups. Each regular size package holds two cups. How many of each size did she buy?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x be the number of king size packages and y be the number of regular size packages, then we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2y=88\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve the first equation for x,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=28-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then substitute for x in the second equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*(28-y)+2y=88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "112-4y+2y=88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y=-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=12 and x = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "she bought 16 king size packages and 12 regular size packages<BR>\n" );
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