document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=75471>Question 75471</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a snack is made from granola and nuts...in a 28 oz container there is 1 more ounce of granola than twice the ounces of nuts...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how may ounces of each are in the snack...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i figured out there are 19 oz of granola and 9 oz of nuts, but am not sure how to write the equation....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "betsy hoover </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #54165 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=54165\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=amount of granola<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And y=amount of nuts\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we are told that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "amount of granola plus amount of nuts equals 28 oz.  So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=28-----------------------------------eq 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We are also told that: (remember--one MORE ounce of granola, so we have to take away 1 oz)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-1=2y---------------------eq 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In eq 2, add 1 to both sides and we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=2y+1.  Substitute this into eq 1:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y+1+y=28  subtract 1 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y+1-1+y=28-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y=27  divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=9 oz ---------------------------------------------------granola\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute y=9 into eq 1 and we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+9=28  subtract 9 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=28-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=19 oz------------------------------------------------nuts\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " we know it checks out\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----------------------ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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