document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=74507>Question 74507</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 2 ipods and 3 movie downloads cost $31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 2 ipods and 2 movie downloads cost $29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the cost of each?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use x for ipods and y for downloads. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #53477 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><B>chitra(359)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=53477\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is the solution to the question that you have posted. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given that 2 i - pods and 3 movie downloads equals $31  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           2 i - pods and 2 movie downloads equals $29 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number of i - pods be represented by  \"x\" and the movie downloads be represented by  \"y\"  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Forming the linear equation, with the given data we get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x  +  3y  =  $31 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x  +  2y  =  $29      [subtracting we get]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0x  +  1y  =  $2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, y = $2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is the cost of one movie download is $2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now substituting this in any one of the linear equations, we get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 3(2) = $31 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 2x + 6 =  $31 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 2x = 31 - 6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 2x = 25 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x = $ 12.5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the cost of one i - pod is $12.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the cost of one i - pod and one movie download is: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = $ 12.5 and y = $2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the solution.. :))\r<BR>\n" );
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