document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=833343>Question 833343</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two burgers and three orders of fries cost $6.50. Six burgers and five orders of fries cost $15.50. What is the price of an order of fries<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We could solve this as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the price of burgers and y be the price of fries. Set up two equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+3y=6.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+5y=15.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply the first by -3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x-9y=-19.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+5y=15.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add these two equations to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4y=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1 Plug this into the original equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go, burger cost $1.75 and fries are $1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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