document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=819046>Question 819046</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm having a hard time with this problem.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sarah is painting her dining room white and her living room blue.  SHe spends a total of $132 on 5 cans of paint.  The white paint costs $24 per can and the blue paint costs $28 per can.  How many cans of each kind of paint did Sarah buy? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm pretty sure the equation is 132=24x+28y but I need to identify the variable, and that would make two.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #492916 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=492916\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = how many of white paint<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = how many of blue paint\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Accounting for how many cans of paint, x+y=5 because given is 5 cans of paint.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Accounting for cost, 24x+28y=132.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You simply forgot to make use of the given 5 cans of paint.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides of the cost equation by 4 before solving the system. </SPAN>\n" );
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