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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( "Hello, \r<BR>\n" );
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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?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let amount of king-sized, and regular-sized Reese’s she bought be K, and R, respectively<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then: K + R = 28 ------ eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also, 4K + 2R = 88 ----- eq (ii) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "- 2K – 2R = - 56 ------ Multiplying eq (i) by – 2 ----- eq (iii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2K = 32 ----- Adding eqs (ii) & (iii)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "K, or amount of king-sized Reese’s purchased = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2816%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2816%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 + R = 28 ------- Substituting 16 for K in eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R, or amount of regular-sized Reese’s purchased = 28 – 16, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2812%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2812%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the check!!\r<BR>\n" );
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