document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=758219>Question 758219</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, im stuck on this problem<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A merchant wants to mix peanuts worth $3 per pound with jelly beans worth $1.50 per pound to make 40 pounds of a mixture worth $2.10 per pound. How many pounds of each should he use?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know the exact formula to use to solve it. it is beginning algebra. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A nurse has a solution that is 25% alcohol and another that is 50% alcohol. How much of each must he use to make 45 liters of a solution that is 40% alcohol?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = amount of 25%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = amount of 50%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t + f = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25t + 50f = 45*40<BR>\n" );
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