document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=878882>Question 878882</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dried banana sell for $0.80 per quarter-pound and dried apricots sell for $1.00 per quarter-pound. How many pounds of apricots should be mixed with 15 pounds of bananas to get a mixture that sells for $0.90 per quarter-pound?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=pounds of dried apricots should be mixed with dried bananas<BR>\n" );
document.write( "price of dried apricots=$1/(1/4) lb=$4/pound<BR>\n" );
document.write( "price of dried banamas=$0.80/(1/4) lb=$3.20/pound<BR>\n" );
document.write( "price of mixture=$0.90/(1/4) lb=$3.60/pound<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.00x+3.20*15=(15+x)*3.60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+48=54+3.6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.4x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pounds of dried apricots that should be mixed with dried bananas=15 </SPAN>\n" );
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