document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67268>Question 67268</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fruit salad is made up of cantaloupe, strawberries, and bananas. If a salad weighing 135 oz. contains 3oz. of bananas for every oz. of strawberries and has the same number of cantaloupe as strawberries, how many oz. of banana are in the salad? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Le x= number of oz each of cantaloupe and strawberries\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then 3x=number of oz of bananas\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "strawberries+cantaloupe+bananas=135 oz\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x+3x=135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=27 oz each of cantaloupe and strawberries\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=3*27=81 oz of bananas\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ck\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "81+27+27=135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "135=135\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*27=81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "81=81\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor  </SPAN>\n" );
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