document.write( "Question 66976: A can contains two different kinds of nuts, weighs 5 pounds, and costs $16. One type of nut costs $3.50 a pound. The other type costs $2.75 a pound. How many pounds of $2.75 nuts are there? \n" ); document.write( "
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16=3.5x+2.75(5-x)
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\n" ); document.write( "16-13.75=.75x
\n" ); document.write( "2.25=.75x
\n" ); document.write( "x=2.25/.75
\n" ); document.write( "x=3 pounds of $3.50 nuts
\n" ); document.write( "5-3=2 pounds of $2.75 nuts\r
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