document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=74308>Question 74308</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a ice cream shop cones were $1.10 and sundaes were $2.35 in one day they sold a total of 172 cones and sundaes totaling $294.20  how many were cones?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have no idea how to solve this could you please help?  Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #53314 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=53314\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let c=# of cones, s=# of sundaes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.1c%2B2.35s=294.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.1c%2B2.35s=294.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >This is the equation of the 2 products sold which equals the total money made<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Bs=172 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Bs=172\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Here is the total number of products sold which equals 172<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=172-c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=172-c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Solve for s, plug this into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.1c%2B2.35s=294 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.1c%2B2.35s=294\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.1c%2B2.35%28172-c%29=294.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.1c%2B2.35%28172-c%29=294.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.1c%2B404.2-2.35c=294.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.1c%2B404.2-2.35c=294.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.1c-2.35c=294.2-404.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.1c-2.35c=294.2-404.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1.25c=-110 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1.25c=-110\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=88 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=88\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the number of cones sold was 88. Use this to find the number of sundaes sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=172-88 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=172-88\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the number of sundaes sold was 84.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's another way to tackle the problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=linear.solver>Linear System solver (using determinant)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+system%28+%0D%0A++++1.1%5Cc+%2B+2.35%5Cs+=+294.2%2C%0D%0A++++1%5Cc+%2B+1%5Cs+=+172+%29%0D%0A++ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Any system of equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+system%28+%0D%0A++++a%5B11%5D%2Ac+%2B+a%5B12%5D%2As+=+b%5B1%5D%2C%0D%0A++++a%5B21%5D%2Ac+%2B+a%5B22%5D%2As+=+b%5B2%5D%29%0D%0A++ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  has solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+system%28+%0D%0A++++c+=+%28b%5B1%5D%2Aa%5B22%5D+-+b%5B2%5D%2Aa%5B12%5D%29%2F%28a%5B11%5D%2Aa%5B22%5D-a%5B21%5D%2Aa%5B12%5D%29%2C%0D%0A++++s+=+%28a%5B11%5D%2Ab%5B2%5D+-+a%5B21%5D%2Ab%5B1%5D%29%2F%28a%5B11%5D%2Aa%5B22%5D-a%5B21%5D%2Aa%5B12%5D%29%0D%0A++++%29%0D%0A++ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  or<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+system%28+%0D%0A++++++c+=+%28294.2%2A1+-+172%2A2.35%29%2F%281.1%2A1-1%2A2.35%29+=+88%2C%0D%0A++++++s+=+%281.1%2A172+-+1%2A294.2%29%2F%281.1%2A1-1%2A2.35%29+=+84%0D%0A++++%29%0D%0A++ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  (c=88, s=84}<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which gives us the same answer, but it's just another way to solve the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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