document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73231>Question 73231</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A seed company sells two grades of grass seed.  A 100-pound bag of a mixture of rye and KY bludgrass sells for $245 and a 100 pound bag of bluegrass sells for $347.  How many bags of each are sold in a week when the receipts for 19 bags are $5,369.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I believe the answer is 12 bags of the one priced $245 and 7 bags that sell for $347.  However, I doubt that I solved the problem in the correct manner.  Will you please tell me the proper way to solve such a problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ISBN:  0-534-49394-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Intermediate Algebra (Alan S. tussy and R. David Gustafson (Third Edition) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #52464 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=52464\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> GOOD WORK!!!!  I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU SOLVED THE PROBLEM, BUT I THINK THAT YOU GOT THE CORRECT ANSWER---------AT LEAST, WE GOT THE SAME ANSWER.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=number of bags of the $245 brand that are sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 19-x =number of bags of the $347 brand that are sold\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we know that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "receipts for the $245 brand are 245x;  receipts for the $347 brand are 347(19-x) and we are told that these add up to $5369 so our equation to solve is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "245x+347(19-x)=5369  get rid of parens<BR>\n" );
document.write( "245x+6593-347x=5369 subtract 6593 fron both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "245x-347x=5369-6593 collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-102x=-1224  divide both sides by -102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12 bags of the $245 brand<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19-x=19-12=7 bags of the $347 brand\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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