document.write( "Question 864914: A shopkeeper ordered a total of 70 lb of cashews and peanuts. If he ordered 40 less pounds of cashews than peanuts, then how many pounds of peanuts did he order? \n" ); document.write( "
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p peanuts
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%2Bp=70\" and \"c=p-40\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "p-40+p=70
\n" ); document.write( "2p=110
\n" ); document.write( "p=55\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "55 pounds peanuts and 15 pounds cashews
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