document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=888601>Question 888601</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man bought 2 pounds of coffee and 1 pound of butter for a total of $11.25. A month later, the prices had not changed (this makes it a fictitious problem), and he bought 5 pounds of coffee and 2 pounds of butter for $26.50. Find the price per pound of both the coffee and the butter. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=price/lb of coffee<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y=price/lb of butter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+y=11.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+2y=26.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2y=22.50(mult. 1st eq by 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+2y=26.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=11.25-2x=3.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "price/lb of coffee=$4.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "price/lb of butter=$3.25<BR>\n" );
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