document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=791315>Question 791315</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Drama lessons are $25 each.  Dance lessons are $22 each.  Jason expects his lessons to cost $532.  How many of each type of lesson is he planning to take?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #479533 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=479533\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = # of drama lessons and y = # of dance lessons\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x drama lessons that cost $25 a piece will cost 25x dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y dance lessons that cost $22 a piece will cost 22y dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in total, you spend 25x+22y dollars\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this total is set equal to 532 since we want the cost to be this amount\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25x%2B22y=532 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25x%2B22y=532\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We cannot solve for x and/or y and get some explicit number for either of them. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We need another equation to be able to do this. We need more information (like how many lessons combined are allowed) to set up another equation, but we don't have this other information. </SPAN>\n" );
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